Hungary
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Pálinka
The protected fire: pálinka — Hungary's fruit brandy (EU-protected name), distilled from Hungarian fruits (plum szilva, apricot barack, pear körte, sour cherry meggy) under laws that read like poetry (only fruit, only Hu…
Tokaji
The golden wine of kings: Tokaji Aszú — the world's oldest classified botrytis wine, from Furmint grapes shrivelled by noble rot in the Tokaj hills, measured in puttonyos (baskets) of sweetness; Louis XIV called it 'the…
Unicum
The bitter black secret: Unicum — Hungary's dark herbal liqueur (40%), a secret blend of 40+ herbs, created in 1790 by Dr Zwack (court physician) for Emperor Joseph II, whose verdict ('Das ist ein Unicum!' — that is uniq…
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