Sommeliers Choice Awards 2024 Winners
Destilerija Lira doo
Category: Distillery
Country: Serbia
Date:26/03/2015
We are small distillery with headquarters in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. We would like to present to you our main product: Plum brandy (Slivovitz) - X I X Emperors. Slivovitz is a Serbian national drink. This brandy has 40,0% vol. alcohol and it is triple distilled and aged in oak barrels. XIX Emperors is adapted to modern market, but we strived to stay true to tradition as much as possible. In Serbia, as well as in the neighboring countries, plum brandy (Slivovitz) production is a centuries-old tradition of most families, including ours. Plum is an only raw material used in this brandy production.The dominant variety of plum used as a raw material is Požegača otherwise known as: Mađarka, Bistica, German Prune, Hauszwetsche etc. Our product is handmade with great dedication.