Slivovitz

The liquor that drove my family to America!

Does anyone else have any experience with this concoction?

What the hell is it?

I have no clue what it is...Is it good?

isn't it plum brandy?

*shivers*

Ha! That stuff is harsh!

When I'm hanging with my E. European buddies, I drink ouzo or just shots of vodka. Stay away from that stuff...it just isn't right.

indeed i had some encouters with this stuff, which is not unusual in central/eastern europe. mostly i was wasted the day after...

Yes, for those of you who didn't know...it's plum brandy. However...it's not like candy-ass schnapps. This stuff is friggin ballsy. I'm not 100% sure where it started...but it seems to be in the Slavic region. My family is originally from Slovenia...and the joke was always that Slovovitz brought our family to America.

Long story short...my great-grandfather had been out late drinking. He came home just in time to work the fields on the family farm. His older brother knew he had been drinking and was really picking on him. Finally, my great-grandfather threw down his hoe, kicked the shit out of his older brother...then walked into the house sand said goodbye to his mother and said he had enough and he was going to America.

it still isn't Everclear.

yummmmmmmmmmm.

Oh good lord! It's come back to haunt me!

Nope, never tried it...

Ha-ha, I thought it was the Lithuanian liquor, but wasn't sure.
I have had it , and some sort of weird home made version that my exes grandmother made. Strong stuff, from what I remember, though it's hard to remember too much...

I must admit now though, that being a Russian and enjoying a good strong liquor, I'm intrigued about this spirit.

I don't find it "good" as far as being thoroughly enjoyable. I occasionally have it...more as a tribute to my heritage and for that manly feel of coughing & wheezing after it goes down.

that sutff is only 40-45% alcohol.

Which would mean it's 80-90 proof. No, it's not Everclear...but something doesn't have to be 180 Proof to curl your toes.

My people were more of the pirate kind.

I just got another bottle of slivovitz!

Every time I drink this stuff, it's like a little tip of the cap to my great-grandfather...that miserable old bastard!

are you drinking it tonight?
drunken cash is fun.

why does it have a star of david on it?!

Yes...I am drinking it tonight.