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Plums were first distilled into alcohol around the 15th century. Slivovitz was made in small batches with plums from family orchards. It can be clear, it can be aged, and some people even infuse it with honey. In the late 1800s, commercial slivovitz distilleries opened up, but many of the slivovitz distilleries were taken over by the nazis during world war ii and the communists after that. Thankfully,
the backwoods' tradition of making slivovitz
never stopped
the backwoods' tradition of making slivovitz
never stopped
Full Transcript
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Plums were first distilled
into alcohol around
the 15th century.
00:00:05.705 --> 00:00:08.572
Slivovitz was made
in small batches
00:00:08.574 --> 00:00:10.875
with plums
from family orchards.
00:00:10.877 --> 00:00:14.999
It can be clear,
it can be aged,
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and some people even infuse
it with honey.
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In the late 1800s,
commercial
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slivovitz distilleries
opened up,
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but many of the
slivovitz distilleries
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were taken over
by the nazis
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during world war ii
and the communists
after that.
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Thankfully,
the backwoods' tradition
00:00:30.063 --> 00:00:33.002
of making slivovitz
never stopped.
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Movie Summary
Three competitors will faceoff each week in a series of challenges focused on making a specific type of spirit, including American whiskey, rum, gin, mountain brandy, and mezcal among others.