GLUG - That's the Spirit(s)
We've talked about the oldest pub in Prague, beer and wine - now it's time to dive in to the spirit world with a look at some of the liquors Czechs like to drink.
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SECTIONS
01:22 - Al-kul & distillation, a very brief history of booze in Europe
03:42 - Slivovice - fruit brandies
07:41 - Becherovka - angry Christmas
11:32 - Fernet Stock - crushed bedbugs
16:24 - Tuzemák - cancer-causing fake rum
18:40 - Zelená - liquid toothpaste
21:49 - Absinthe - the green fairy
27:49 - Vaječný likér (Czech Nog) & Algerian Coffee
29:54 - Grog (tea & rum), Svařák (mulled wine), Punč (mulled wine & fruit juice), Medovina (mead)
31:56 - Houba (Coke & red wine), Cider
33:47 - Rum, whisky & more
More Info:
- R. Jelínek company history
- R. Jelínek Slivovitz Museum
- Becherovka website
- Fernet Stock website
- Video: Tajemství hořkého likéru (The secret of a bitter liquer) (in Czech)
- News article on Tuzemsky Rum (in Czech)
- Božkov Distillery website
- Article on various drinks made with Zelená (in Czech)
- 5 Great Czech Liquors article
- Green Tree Distillery (oldest in Europe, they say)
- Czech absinthe on Vova Novaque
- These Absinthe Bottles Are the Best Out There on Liquor.com
- Bairnsfather Absinth
- Absinthe.se
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Likérka Cami website
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Absintherie Prague
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Hemingway Bar Prague
- Božkov Vaječný likér
- Vaječný likér recipe (in Czech)
- Medovinarna Prague
- Kingswood Cider
- Good Cider in Lager Land article on Prague Beer Garden
- Dobrý Cider website
- Opilý Jabko eshop
- Rumhouse Bar Caribbean Prague
- Amarula Bar on Firmy.cz
- Whiskeria Scotch Bar Prague
- Marpek Whisky Prague
- "W" Restaurant & Whiskey Bar Prague
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