cwdjrxyz wrote:
> On Feb 23, 4:07 pm, "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>> I saw a Michael Palin episode "European Travels" or some other like name,
>> when he went to Hungary and sipped this drink. He probably drank the
>> stronger version, and as I understand, it is the Unicum Next that I probably
>> had last week, 'cherried' for us folks here in the U.S.
>>
>> "Unicum is available through select spirits distributors throughout the
>> United States, as is Unicum Next, re-branded as "Zwack"."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicum
>>
>> It was certainly a bit sweet for me; otherwise I might have liked it more.
>> But I wouldn't be drinking it as a rule, as it was 40% alcohol, which is a
>> bit too high for my enjoyment.
>
> Europe is full of spirits that seldom are seen in the U.S., some of
> which are outstanding, some of which are not, and some of which are
> not much atuned to wide US public taste. Italy must be the king of
> bitter spirits, but Germany, France, and other countries have several.
> I doubt if you would like the bitter Cynar from Italy made from the
> leaves of artichoke plants, for example.
>

No help on the zwack front, but I was meaning to post this link
for some time.

http://www.lalambic-spiritueux.com/catalogue.php

This store apparently specializes in obscure liqueurs, they papered
my car last summer in Vaison la Romaine and I thought it looked
interesting.

-E
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