World Spirits

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnian Rakija

The Bosnian rakija: šljivovica (plum), kruška (pear) and loza (grape) from the stills of Bosnia's hills — with the essential context that Bosnia's coffee culture (the džezva ritual) is the social frame, and rakija flows…

Herzegovinian Wine (Žilavka and Blatina)

The wines of Herzegovina: Žilavka (the fresh, herbal white of Mostar's karst) and Blatina (the dark red, famously mostly female-flowered — it needs other varieties to pollinate) from the sun-blasted stone vineyards of th…

Sarajevsko Beer

The Sarajevo lager: Sarajevsko pivo — brewed since 1864 in a brewery that famously kept water flowing to the city during the 1990s siege (its spring became a lifeline) — plus Nektar (Banja Luka) and Mostarsko. Origins: t…

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