Abstract:
The Romanian assortment of
alcoholic drinks distilled from fruits,
homologated in Romania, consists in ţuica
(brandy) of different assortments, fruit
brandies and specific natural liqueurs.
According to the existing legislation, the
alcoholic concentration of 37 vol. % makes
the difference between the superior distilled
drinks that may have specific names, and
the inferior assortments that may be called
spirits. The traditional ţuica is a plum
distillate, made in copper still with open fire
by simple distillation, having its origin in a
region situated in the Subcarpathians of
Muntenia. According to Ord. 362/2008,
palinca (strong plum brandy) is a traditional
Romanian alcoholic drink, obtained
exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and
distillation of fleshy fruits, mixture of fruits
or from marc of fruits or juice made of these
fruits or fruit mixture, with or without
stones. Şliboviţa (strong plum brandy) is a
38 % vol. or 40% vol. drink, obtained by
distillation and redistilation of plum marc,
in the same areas as superior brandy
assortments, followed by ageing. It is
produced in Balkans. In Serbia, almost 70%
of the harvested plums (late varieties,
Damask plums or quetsches, Prunus
domestica subsp. insititia) are changed into
şliboviţa.
