Palinka Tour
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Whilst on a recent tour of Hungary I visited the local Palinka factory with some members of Kerekes Band. For the unaware Palinka is a clear, fruit based highly alcoholic beverage consumed by just about everyone in Hungary (in spectacular quantities) and roughly compares to poteen. The fruit, usually apricots, pears, plums or grapes is grown locally, picked by the owners and sent to the local brewery to be converted into Palinka. After the fruit has been collected or delivered to the distillery you can chose what strength (ABV) you would prefer from the eventual liquor (generally around 40 or 50 %) A good quality Palinka of around 50% ABV can also be purchased at the local supermarkets for roughly 6 Euros. 
The fruit is loaded into these
barrels and transported inside the brewery
A
barrel loaded with plums and already fermenting
The fruit waiting to be loaded
into the still
The still is heated with local
timber
Palinka workers shifting in
more barrels of plums. It is local legend that the gentleman seen above
dressed in a blue boiler-suit
used to be a notorious villain that torched peoples properties if they
were late with their
protection money. The legend continues.. he was aided and abetted by members
of
the local volunteer fire
service who he had plied with copious quantities of Palinka prior to the deed.
Akos tastes some Palinka fresh
from the still
Zsombor and myself tasting
some Apricot Palinka. I think Zsombor approves!
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