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Medovaca

Medovača

Plum or grape rakija sweetened with honey, drunk warm in winter.

Serbia Wine & spirit Winter Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Serbian home distillers stir honey into fresh rakija; it doubles as a folk remedy for colds.

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What is Medovaca?

Medovaca is a wine & spirit from Serbia: plum or grape rakija sweetened with honey, drunk warm in winter. Serbian home distillers stir honey into fresh rakija; it doubles as a folk remedy for colds.

Made with

fruithoney

Cooked

distilled

Eaten at

Winter

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