Have you met Palinka?
Up until my trip to Budapest I thought the Russians had the biggest weapon in alcohol. I was wrong. The vodka, although the most common and cherished tranquilizer in entertainment, can not come near the Hungarian Palinka with an approximate alcohol level of 70%.
This harmless-looking all-so-natural fruity monster travels your veins like a heavy carriage of 15 horses. You take it ice cold in shots and wait until you can finally taste the fruit it was made from.
It is a fruit brandy that punches you like Muhammad Ali. Only after it comfortably settles in your belly you reach for a cold apple juice. Then the Palinka warms up your blood and pumps up your energy like the women you love. The real fun begins without the fear of a hangover the morning after.
Andrea made me taste this recently in Italy and I have never tasted anything so vile in my life! hahah! No wonder…70% alcohol!!!!!!!!
haha I hope he took you dancing after that. it was probably his famous Italian Grappa
Hey! My first experience of Palinka was seriously “WOOOOW that BETTER THAN Wodka!!!”
Question, I live in New York City, do you anywhere that sells it?
*Really missing the apricote taste hours after the shots :D
Hey JamminLi,
So glad to find another foreigner who feels the same about Palinka! I have the same problem here in Istanbul. Unfortunately I don’t know any place here or in NYC that sells them. I got a few bottles on my last trip to Budapest but they are already gone.
Sucks. Maybe we turn this into a business. LOL
You should go back to Budapest and see how you can import it! You could open a shop with high quality spirits from other European countries too.. I have been to Budapest 3 times and I am a great fan myself! Of the palinka and of the overall atmosphere.