| Orchards also are characteristic of upland areas particularly plums, which form the basis for the production of slivovitz, a brandy that is the national drink. |
| It is a minor thing in a major life, but one word I will always associate with Richard Holbrooke, who died on Monday, is slivovitz. |
| Aside from slivovitz, Czech beer and wine, the Czechs also produce two unique liquors, Fernet Stock and Becherovka. |
| The rest of his day will consist of more counseling, punctuated by glasses of slivovitz to drink and little cakes to eat. |
| You can read his stories of Balkan diplomacy here, in a piece from 1998, and drink a glass of slivovitz in memory of the Ambassador. |
| What have they to work for beyond the necessary quantity of maize, slivovitz, and tobacco? |
