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GLUG - That’s the Spirit(s)

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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

    • Music by Fanette Ronjat

    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

  • Likérka Cami website

  • Absintherie Prague

  • 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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