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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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