This traditional fruit brandy is a delicious addition to your fall dinner spread. For centuries, rakia was ubiquitous in the Balkans in the form of moonshine. The first official, legal rakia ...

Evan Caplan is a food and travel writer based in Washington, D.C. He covers bars and restaurants, dishes and drinks, and the people and politics behind our food. He currently serves as the food ...

We know D.C. Get our free newsletter to stay in the know. Instead of the heavy dishes that tend to dominate Balkan cuisine, Ambar is going for lighter small-plate fare. For example: cevapi, a minced ...

Sofia is trying to prove to Brussels that the grape brandy known as ‘rakia’ is a traditional Bulgarian product - though it insists it is not making any exclusive claims. When Western European shoppers ...

Tell us a little about the inspiration for opening the restaurant. What do you know now that you wish you knew before you opened it? The inspiration was to bring the cuisine of my home country to ...

The second edition of the Balkan Rakia Fest will take place in Hall 6 of Sofia's National Palace of Culture (NDK) between October 23 and 26. More than 200 rakia brands and spirits beverages from ...

Fatalities put spotlight on unscrupulous producers of popular fruit-based brandies, who doctor the ingredients to make them stronger. Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture has ordered retailers to withdraw ...

With a new generation of drinkers coming of age – who are less affected by the Balkan wars of the ‘90s – Serbia’s traditional fruit brandy is making a comeback. “Rakia is divine,” said Miloš Škorić.

The visitors of the first Balkan Rakia Festival, which will be held in Bulgarian capital Sofia, will have the opportunity to taste over 150 kinds of spirits. The fest will take place on October 24 and ...

In this video, Drew Carpenter of the Keri Shull Team takes us inside local speakeasy Baba. At the bottom of a brick stairwell you’ll find a door opening into a warmly lit interior. Here you’ll find ...