Croatia
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Croatian Rakija
The rakija spectrum: Croatia's fruit brandies — Slavonian šljivovica (plum), Dalmatian travarica (herb rakija), loza (grape), višnja (cherry) — distilled in every village and offered before any question is answered. Orig…
Maraschino
The Zadar cherry liqueur: Maraschino — made from sour marasca cherries (crushed with their stones) distilled and aged in ash vats, bottled in straw-wrapped flasks in Zadar since the 1700s (Luxardo, founded 1821, is the f…
Gemišt and Croatian Wine
The spritzer and the vineyards: gemišt (white wine + sparkling water) is Croatia's summer order; its wines — Istrian Malvazija, Dalmatian Plavac Mali (tribal kin of Zinfandel/Primitivo), Slavonian Graševina — pour at eve…
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