May 4, 2010
The 5th annual Budapest Palinka Festival will be happening from May 6th to 9th at City Hall Park (Városháza Park) from 12pm to midnight, and Friday and Saturday to 2am. The four day event features over 300 palinka types prepared by master distilleries and specialist shops. Hungarian smoked sausages, cheese specialities, locally baked bread and grill [...]
October 9, 2009
The Czech’s may be world famous for their beer but they also have a wide variety of other alcoholic beverages. Introduction Becherovka is a bitter herb liqueur from the Czech Republic. It is produced in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) in the West Bohemia. The recipe is kept in secret and there are only two persons in the world who [...]
May 23, 2009
If you’re interested in learning about the history of vodka, you can visit the official Vodka Museum located in Moscow, Russia. The museum has a collection of over 600 exhibits and artifacts including several brands of vodkas, XVIIIth century recipes, posters, labels, bottles of different sizes, and more. There is also a restaurant where visitors [...]
February 14, 2009
One of the finest and most popular drinks in Hungary! About Unicum Known as the national drink of Hungary, Unicum is a herbal flavoured liqueur with a subtle bitter sweet taste. There are also two other varieties of Unicum which are Unicum Next and Millenicum. History Of Unicum The history of the drink dates back [...]