“Rakija has been made by our family for five generations and now it’s our turn to bottle the magic and the legacy that comes with it.” This story about rakija – a traditional alcohol from the Balkans ...

My evening at a family-run distillery located atop Goč Mountain in central Serbia was shaping up to be a decadent affair with ample amounts of high-quality rakia, a potent fruit brandy that is ...

In Greece there's ouzo, in Italy there's grappa, and in the Balkan and Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, there's an infamous fruit brandy called rakija (ra-ki-ya), a national drink adored by many. For ...