Fruit brandies

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Rakia, rakija, rakiya, rachiu or rikea (), is the collective term for fruit spirits or fruit brandy popular in the Balkans. The alcohol content of rakia is normally 40% ABV, but home-produced rakia can be stronger (typically 50–80%).

thumb|250px|Traditional distilling process in Međimurje County|Međimurje (northern [[Croatia)]] thumb|Serbian Slivovitz from Valjevo region Slivovitz is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). Slivovitz is produced in Central and Southeastern Europe, both commercially and privately. Primary producers include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. In the Balkans, slivovitz is considered a kind of rakia. In Hungary

thumb|Kirschwasser, produced in Black Forest, Germany and bottled at 40% ABV Kirschwasser (, , ; German for 'cherry water'), or just Kirsch (; the term used in Switzerland and France, less so in Germany), is a clear, colourless brandy from Germany, Switzerland, and France, traditionally made from double distillation of morello cherries. It is now also made from other kinds of cherries. The cherry stones are included in the fermentation process, not removed beforehand. Unlike cherry liqueurs and cherry brandies, Kirschwasser is not sweet. It is sometimes distilled from fermented cherry juice.

thumb|150px|A glass of apricot pálinka

thumb|A bottle of home-produced Țuică in Sighetu Marmației served alongside other [[Easter feasts. Noted an interlocking wooden stick inside of the bottle, typical of Maramureș region]] Țuică () is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–86% alcohol by volume (usually 40–55%), prepared only from plums. Other spirits that are produced from other fruit or from a cereal grain are called "rachiu" or "rachie". Țuică is also the foundational element for creating the traditional Romanian vinars from different spirited fruits. In 2013, Romania produced of țuică.

french for "water of life": fruit brandy obtained by distillation

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thumb|150px|Himbeergeist made from wild raspberries in the Black Forest region of Germany

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