Wine & Rakija

A glass of deep red pomegranate wine on the table is how many Caucasus family dinners begin, poured before the toasts start. Caucasus Valley makes ...

Badel Prima — a smooth Croatian grape brandy from Badel 1862, Zagreb's heritage distillery. The everyday-flagship grape brandy of the Croatian liqu...

Williams pear brandy was the clear rakija saved for toasting big news, poured carefully into tiny glasses. This Badel Williams is a spirit distille...

A small glass of raki rrushi is the welcome drink poured for guests the moment they walk through the door in an Albanian or Montenegrin home. Malës...

Badel Komovica — a Croatian grape pomace rakija from Badel 1862, Croatia's oldest distillery. Distilled from the pressed grape skins of Dalmatian a...

Skënderbeu V.S.O.P Konjak — an Albanian aged brandy named after Skanderbeg, Albania's national hero who led fifteenth-century resistance to Ottoman...

Tikveš Lozova Rakija — a Macedonian grape brandy from the Tikveš winery in the larger family-table format. Clean, warming, and traditional; the eve...

Lozova rakija was the grape brandy poured for guests the moment they stepped through the door, a shot before anything else was said. This Montenegr...

Šljivovica was the plum brandy poured into small glasses for every toast at a family slava or wedding, the smell of ripe plums right there in the g...

Bucuria Țuică de Prune — a Moldovan plum țuică in the larger family-table format. Smooth, traditional, and warming; the Romanian-Moldovan everyday ...

Stara Sokolova Šljivovica — the flagship Serbian plum brandy from the Old Falcon distillery, in the Užice tradition of western Serbia. Smooth, trad...

Stara Sokolova Dunja — a Serbian quince brandy from the Old Falcon distillery, capturing the bright yellow orchard fruit in distilled form. Aromati...

Stara Sokolova Kajsija — a Serbian apricot brandy from the Old Falcon distillery, capturing orchard fruit in distilled form. Aromatic and uniquely ...

Stara Sokolova Kleka — a Serbian plum brandy infused with juniper berries from the Old Falcon distillery. Bold, distinctive, and uniquely Serbian; ...

Stara Sokolova Travka — a Serbian herbal brandy from the Old Falcon distillery, blending traditional Balkan botanicals into a rakija base. Aromatic...

Stara Sokolova Uzicanka — a kosher-certified Serbian plum rakija from the Old Falcon distillery, in the Užice tradition of western Serbia. Smooth, ...

Imperian Quince Rakija — a Serbian quince brandy capturing the orchard fruit in distilled form. Aromatic, honeyed, and refined; one of the most dis...

Small glasses of rakija poured at a slava or a family gathering are how a Serbian celebration starts. Zarić Opsesija is a raspberry brandy made fro...

An aged loza brought out for a toast at a wedding or slava is a mark of respect and celebration back home. Maksuzija's Stara Loza is an aged Bosnia...

Monastery Tvrdoš Grape Brandy — a Bosnian grape rakija from the Tvrdoš Orthodox monastery near Trebinje, where viticulture and distillation date to...

Podrum Pevac Žuta Dunja — a Serbian quince brandy from the Rooster Cellar lineup, named for the bright yellow quince fruit. Aromatic, honeyed, and ...

A bottle of aged šljivovica gets kept for special guests, poured with a bit of pride. Podrum Pevac's Desetka is a Serbian plum brandy (šljivovica) ...

Podrum Pevac Kajsija — a Serbian apricot brandy from the Rooster Cellar lineup, capturing orchard fruit in distilled form. Aromatic and uniquely ap...

Podrum Pevac Viljamovka — a Serbian Williams pear brandy from the Rooster Cellar lineup. Aromatic, refined, and uniquely pear-forward; viljamovka i...