"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>I saw something interesting at the liquor store. A Yugoslavian brandy
>called "Slivovitz." Two different kinds; one was in a round, coin-shaped
>bottle, and it was clear. The other was in a "normal" looking bottle, and
>was brown like whiskey, and was a little cheaper than the clear stuff.
>(but both were kind of spendy) One was 80 proof and one was 90 proof, and
>I don't remember for sure which was which --
> but I think the whiskey-colored was stronger.
>
> Is this good, or just overpriced crap, or something in between? Which is
> better, the clear or the brown?
>
> Thanks, regards,
> Bob

This describes it best:
Slivovice je Bozí dar, se kterým se ale musí umet zacházet. Uz po staletí se
na toto téma vedou vselijaké disputace se stejnou chutí, s jakou se tento
lahodný mok konzumuje.

Good stuff, made by farmers from plums. It is not wussy stuff like most
American brandy.