A little different topic

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A little different topic

Postby YoelA » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:30 am

It's a shande that living out here on the West Coast makes it difficult if not impossible to atted the US Slivovitz Festival

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Re: A little different topic

Postby Shlomo R » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:46 am

I've tried real rotgut Slivovitz and some good Slivovitz. The good stuff has respectable qualities, but the rotgut is really vile.
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Re: A little different topic

Postby Jonathan K » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:57 am

I have never met a drop of Slivovitz that I liked.
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Re: A little different topic

Postby Shlomo R » Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:34 pm

Jonathan K wrote:I have never met a drop of Slivovitz that I liked.


Unfortunately, good Slivovitz is a relatively rare find. Note, I said some of the good stuff is respectable - I never said I liked it. :wink:
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Re: A little different topic

Postby YoelA » Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:52 pm

I haven't had many slivovitzes; out here in the west they're not common. However, in my experience, the best (maybe the only really good one) is the Jelinek 10-year old 100p-poof one. But I wouldn't mind trying some othes.

The Hungarian one we get at Trader Joe's; my wife puts some in her chocolate cakes.

The one from Yugoslavia will take out your insides; we used to drink it at Balkan dance parties.
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Re: A little different topic

Postby Bill Coleman » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:57 am

Jonathan K wrote:I have never met a drop of Slivovitz that I liked.

Here, here!
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Re: A little different topic

Postby Z Spigelman » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:07 pm

Tasted Slivovotz twice in my youth and the bad taste still lingers in my mind.
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