Palenka

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Pálenka denotes any kind of distillate, but especially fruit distillate, in Slovakia. It is also often used as a generic word for all kinds of liquors, including vodka, gin, borovička, etc. The origin of the word is Slavic and originates from the stem "páliť", to distil.

Most traditional types of pálenka in Slovakia are slivovica (plum spirit), ražná (grain spirit), borovička (a special kind of liquor distilled from the berries of Juniperus communis), hruškovica (pear spirit), jablkovica (apple spirit). Popular are also čerešňovica (cherry spirit) and marhuľovica (apricot spirit). Very expensive is pálenka distilled from fermented forest berries, including raspberries, blueberries, and cranberries. Drienkovica (a spirit distilled from Cornelian cherries (Cornus mas), drienky in Slovak) was popularized by Slovak ex-president R. Schuster.

The word pálenka was borrowed by Hungarians (pálinka) and Romanians (palinca). It's meaning remains very similar.


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