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Starka

Amber rye spirit aged in oak with apple and linden leaves.

Lithuania Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

A Polish-Lithuanian tradition in which a cask was buried at a child’s birth and opened at their wedding decades later.

Frequently asked questions

What is Starka?

Starka is a wine & spirit from Lithuania: amber rye spirit aged in oak with apple and linden leaves. A Polish-Lithuanian tradition in which a cask was buried at a child’s birth and opened at their wedding decades later.

Made with

wheatapple

Cooked

distilled

Nutrition facts

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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