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Welcome to the Gotmead community marniko82! If you're in Serbia you probably have access to Oblachinska sour cherries. They are some really excellent cherries to make mead with. Ken Schamm, the author of The Compleat Meadmaker, is very enamored with that variety of cherry which is only available in Eastern Europe. Be sure to make a cherry melomel using those cherries and report back how if comes out. Welcome again and I hope your mead making adventures start soon. I know you will be successful if you follow the recommendations of this knowledgeable group.

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Hey Buzzer!

Thanks for the idea, I know about this particular type of cherry, it is readily available in my country and I will certainly put it on my list, batch #2 will be JAO and #3 a cherry mead.

By the way, my parcel is still in Belgium, it will take some time for it to arrive, I am very impatient!
 
marniko82-

You have reminded me of Slivovitz, a very nice Serbian plum brandy that I have had in the past. It disappeared during the war- I should look and see if it is available anywhere now. Mmm- nice memories!
 
Hi BikeNBrew!

Yes, slivovitz is a very nice drink, it can be said that it is Serbian national drink and it is exported now in great quantities to EU and USA. Many households make their own and there are several companies that produce really good stuff. Home distilling, unlike brewing, is a very popular pastime in the countryside. Brandies used to be a drink viewed by many as a low quality "rotgut", but in the last decade, many producers refined their products so much that it is now common to order a fruit brandy (plum, apricot, pear, quince) in a trendy bar.

I see you are from Michigan, so your best bet of finding a good Serbian brandy is to go to Chicago, as there are many Serbs living there, and there are many shops specialized in Serbian food/drink. Look for "Zuta Osa" (Yellow Wasp) plum brandy, which comes in white or yellow varieties. It is probably the best plum brandy that money can buy that was not aged for more than 5 years.
 
My husband owns a restaurant and has been saving all of his corks from the past nine years. We are going to plant a garden in the back of the restaurant next year, so we'll be using the corks as a mulch. So if this idea appeals to you, start drinking way more wine. lol
 
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