Forget whiskey or cognac. For Serbs, nothing beats homemade slivovitz, a plum brandy they hope will win UN recognition soon as an example of an important cultural tradition. Brewing slivovitz remains ...

(JTA) — L’chaim! L’chaim! Živjeli! Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been added to the United Nations’ list of items with “intangible cultural ...

Slivovitz is a popular nip in Central and Eastern Europe--stop by a bar in Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary or Serbia and you're sure to find a small shot of the potent plum brandy sitting ...

Dusan Stevlik is a native of Bratislava but grew up in Germany after his parents fled communism. Inspired by his grandfather Jozsef’s career as a smuggler and slivovica salesman, he began selling ...

With Two Harbors' U.S. Slivovitz Festival moving to Lakeview Castle for year No. 4, Duluth adds another signature event to its belt. "Who knows, maybe it will take off," said festival judge Jerry ...

JTA — L’chaim! L’chaim! Živjeli! Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been added to the United Nations’ list of items with “intangible cultural ...

What would prompt an otherwise sane 44-year-old man with a background in science to take a 30-mile drive from downtown Chicago to the western suburbs during rush hour and risk missing his flight home ...

“Jews would acquire this local drink after moving into European kingdoms,” a slivovitz scholar said. Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been ...