Here you can see the traditional way of producing apple brandy, the so-called "Cider".
Brandy in the Balkans is made from almost all possible types of fruit, and the most common are:
"Plum brandy" Plum brandy.
"Kruškovača" - Pear brandy whose name can also be related to the pear variety, eg Viljamovka.
"Cider" - Apple brandy
For good and quality brandy, it is necessary to pick ripe fruit, and it is best if the fruit just falls off ripeness, rotten parts are undesirable.
Thus harvested fruits are usually ground and stored in containers in which they will achieve alcoholic fermentation and readiness for distillation.
In the video, you can see an example of a perfectly prepared mixture of apples and the rest of the process of domestic production of brandy, which I think is a rarity to see especially in the Western world.
More from Wikipedia:
Rakija (Albanian: raki, Croatian: rakija, Macedonian: rakija, Serbian: rakija, Romanian: rachiu, Bulgarian: ракия) is a strong drink similar to brandy and vodka, made by distilling or fermenting fruit, popular among the peoples of the Balkans. The alcohol content is usually around 40%, but homemade brandy can be much stronger and contain between 50 and 60% alcohol.
Brandy is considered the national drink of the southern Slavs: in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia. The most famous form of brandy is plum brandy and it is made from plums. Other commonly used fruits are grapes (most common in Bulgaria and Montenegro), apricots, apples, figs, and quinces. Plum and grape brandy is sometimes mixed after distillation with other ingredients such as herbs, honey, cherries, and hazelnuts.
Toast is a double-distilled brandy, where the alcohol content sometimes exceeds as much as 60%. Brlja is a popular name for cheap brandy of poor quality.
Otherwise, brandy is colorless, except when other ingredients are added to it. Some types of brandy are kept in wooden barrels (made of oak) due to the additional aroma and golden color. Brandy is served from special glasses with a capacity of 0.3 to 0.5 dl.
There are many types of brandy, depending on the type of fruit:
plum: šljivovica
grapes: lozovača/ loza
apricot: kajsijevača
pear: kruškovača/Viljamovka
apple: jabukovača
quince: dunjevača
fig: smokvovača
With accessories
with grasses: travarica / trava
with walnuts: orahovača / orahovica
with honey: medovača/medenica
with cherries: višnjevac/ višnjevača
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