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Zwack is a Budapest, Hungary-based company that makes liqueurs and spirits. The company produces an 80 U.S. proof (40% alcohol) herbal liqueur known as Unicum from a ...
Zwack Kecskeméti Barack Pálinka, from Kecskemét, Hungary, a true Apricot Brandy (or Eau de Vie) made from fermented Apricot juice; Marillenschnaps or Marillenbrand, also an Eau de Vie made from apricots; it is produced mainly in the Wachau region of Austria; Maraska Apricot, from Croatia, a liqueur
In Austria, four provinces are allowed to label local apricot spirits as Barack Palinka (transliteration of Hungarian barackpálinka): Burgenland, Lower Austria, Styria, and Vienna. Unlike Hungarian pálinka, its Austrian counterpart may not be made with column stills , and in order to achieve a full character, careful slow distillation is ...
In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, pálenka is any kind of distilled beverage but especially fruit brandy.The term is often used generically for all kinds of liquors, including vodka, gin and borovička. [1]
A bottle of Unicum. Unicum (pronounced) is a Hungarian herbal liqueur or bitters, drunk as a digestif and apéritif. [1] The liqueur was created in 1790 and is today produced by Zwack according to a secret formula of more than forty herbs; the drink is aged in oak casks.
Serbian Slivovitz from Valjevo region. Slivovitz is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, [1] often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). [2] Slivovitz is produced in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, both commercially and privately.
Péter János Zwack (21 May 1927 – 5 August 2012) [1] was a Hungarian businessman, investor, philanthropist, diplomat and the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States from 1990 until 1991. He was the CEO and owner of the company Zwack .
Zwack Unicum: For over 150 years, a blend of 40 Hungarian herbs has been used to create the liqueur Unicum. Unicum is a bitter, dark-coloured liqueur that can be drunk as an apéritif or after a meal; it is claimed that this helps the digestion. The recipe is held secret by the Zwack family.