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 Slivovitz (Serbian: шљивовица, šljivovica, Polish: śliwowica;
Romanian: ţuică, pălincă or şliboviţă;
Bulgarian: slivova) is a strong, colourless alcoholic beverage made of distilled fermented plum juice. It is
similar to brandy and sometimes called plum brandy in English. It's one of the
liquors known as rakija.
The beverage originated in the Balkan Peninsula; the name derives from the South
Slavic word for a plum, šljiva. Production is concentrated in Bosnia, Bulgaria,
Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and to a lesser
extent in Austria, Germany, Italy and elsewhere.
It is the national drink of Serbia, where about 70% of plum production (average
424,300 tones per year; FAO Stat,1991/2001) goes into slivovitz.
The alcohol content varies from 40-70% by volume.
Slivovitz, like some of the other rakija, is kept in wooden barrels (oak or
mulberry) for an extra aroma and the colour (golden brownish).
Rakija is supposed to be consumed in a shot glass (0.3 to 0.5 dl).
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