On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:24:13 -0800 (PST), "John J. Goddard"
wrote:

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My neighbors in Marina and around Zagreb make their own wines and
brandies, and so subsequently they make their own travarica. None of
them use wormwood. I don't believe anyone in Croatia uses wormwood in
their travarica. I've never heard of it being included. So, to answer
your original question, Richard: No. Travarica is not in the absinthe
family. It contains no wormwood. But technically speaking, absinthe is
in the travarica family.


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Welcome John.

I take the point that domestic Travarica is whatever grasses and herbs
you care to put in the spirits. I was first introduced to it in Coca
Cola bottles in the Tuzla market place in Bosnia.

However I am confident that one of the commercial brands of Travarica
mentioned wormwood/absinthe as one of the ingredients. It might have
been the Maraska brand made in Zadar.