Slivovitz or Slivovitsa (/ˈslɪvəvɪts/; Bulgarian: сливовица, pronounced: [ˈslɪvɔvit͡sɐ], Serbo-Croatian: шљивовица šljivovica, pronounced [ʃʎîv̞ɔ̝v̞it͡sa], Czech: slivovice, German: Sliwowitz, pronounced [ˈslɪvɔvɪts] Hungarian: sligovica, Italian: slivovitz, Macedonian: сливова, Polish: śliwowica, Romanian: şliboviţă, Slovak: slivovica, Slovene: slivovka, Yiddish: שליוואָוויץ) Ukrainian: слив'янка is a distilled beverage made from Damson plums. I...
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Slivovitz or Slivovitsa (/ˈslɪvəvɪts/; Bulgarian: сливовица, pronounced: [ˈslɪvɔvit͡sɐ], Serbo-Croatian: шљивовица šljivovica, pronounced [ʃʎîv̞ɔ̝v̞it͡sa], Czech: slivovice, German: Sliwowitz, pronounced [ˈslɪvɔvɪts] Hungarian: sligovica, Italian: slivovitz, Macedonian: сливова, Polish: śliwowica, Romanian: şliboviţă, Slovak: slivovica, Slovene: slivovka, Yiddish: שליוואָוויץ) Ukrainian: слив'янка is a distilled beverage made from Damson plums. It is frequently called plum brandy, and in the Balkans is part of the category of drinks called rakia. In Hungary it is part of the category of drinks called Palenka (Pálinka) which are essentially the same as Rakia.
The word Slivovitz derives from (Slavic) "sliva" /ˈslivɐ/ - damson plum, and the postfix "-vice" or "-vica" /vɪtsa/ to add to the name of the brandy to distinguish what fruit was distilled (e.g. meruňka (apricot) → meruňkovice (apricot brandy), broskva (peach) → broskvovice (peach brandy)).
Slivovitz is primarily produced in...
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