Czechia
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Becherovka
The Karlovy Vary secret: Becherovka — a cinnamon-clove-herbal liqueur (38%) made since 1807 with a secret recipe of some 20 herbs and spices, originally a stomach medicine from the spa town of Karlovy Vary. Origins: phar…
Slivovice (Czech)
The plum fire of Moravia: slivovice — plum brandy double-distilled from fermented Damson plums, fiercest in Wallachia (Valašsko) and Vizovice, where the plum festival (Trnkobraní) celebrates it. Origins: plum distilling…
Czech Pilsner
The original pilsner: in 1842, in Plzeň (Pilsen), Bavarian brewer Josef Groll brewed the world's first pale lager — Pilsner Urquell — using soft local water, Saaz hops and new lagering; every 'pilsner' on Earth descends…
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