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slivovitz
Sign in to saveAlso known as plum brandy, traditional plum spirit, Schlivowitz, slivovica, slivovice, slivovitsa, slivovitza, slivovka
thumb|250px|Traditional distilling process in Međimurje County|Međimurje (northern [[Croatia)]] thumb|Serbian Slivovitz from Valjevo region Slivovitz is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). Slivovitz is produced in Central and Southeastern Europe, both commercially and privately. Primary producers include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. In the Balkans, slivovitz is considered a kind of rakia. In Hungary
Key facts
- Beverage.name
- Slivovitz
- Beverage.image
- Various Bottles of Slivovitz.jpg
- Beverage.caption
- Slivovitz from (clockwise) Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Serbia
- Beverage.abv
- 40–70%
- Beverage.origin
- Slavic-speaking Central Europe and Balkans
- Beverage.type
- Distilled beverage
- Beverage.proof
- 80–140°
- Beverage.colour
- Clear, pale yellow
- Beverage.related
- Plum jerkum, damson gin, damassine, țuică, Pálinka, Palenka
- Beverage.ingredients
- damsons
- Beverage.introduced
- 14th–15th century
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Social practices and knowledge related to the preparation and use of the traditional plum spirit – šljivovica
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Serbia
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 01882
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2022
- Intangible heritage.Region
- ENA
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 17th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fruit brandy
- Country of origin
- Serbia
- Material used
- Prunus domestica
- Image
- Various Bottles of Slivovitz.jpg
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- Commons category
- Slivovitz
- different from
- Šljivovica, Čajetina
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Production and consumption
- Regional names
- Distilling process
- History, by country
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Poland
- Serbia
- Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|250px|Traditional distilling process in Međimurje County|Međimurje (northern [[Croatia)]] thumb|Serbian Slivovitz from Valjevo region Slivovitz is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). Slivovitz is produced in Central and Southeastern Europe, both commercially and privately. Primary producers include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. In the Balkans, slivovitz is considered a kind of rakia. In Hungary it is considered a kind of pálinka, but in Romania and Moldova it is considered pălincă, similar to țuică. In the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Galicia, and Carpathian-Ruthenia it is considered pálenka. UNESCO put it in a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists in 2022 on request of the country of geographic origin Serbia.
==Etymology== The word slivovitz derives from Proto-Slavic 'plum' (, or slíva, , /шљива, or ) with the diminutive suffix (; -ice in Czech). Distilled spirits from different fruits are named similarly. For example, Czech 'apricot' → 'apricot spirit'; 'peach' → 'peach spirit'. Other names include slivovitza, slivovitsa, șliboviță, šljivovica, śliwowica, Schlivowitz, slivovice, slivovica, and slivovka.
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