Slivovitz, slivovitza, slivovitsa, șliboviță, šljivovica, śliwowica, schlivowitz, slivovice, slivovica or slivovka is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). slivovitz is produced in central, eastern and southern europe, both commercially and privately. primary producers include bosnia and herzegovina, bulgaria, croatia, czech republic, greece, hungary, italy, poland, romania, serbia, slovakia, slovenia, and ukraine. in the balkans, slivovitz is considered a kind of rakia. in central europe it is considered a kind of pálinka (austria, czech republic, hungary, poland, slovakia, ukraine—pálenka, or greece, romania and italy...

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