Barack (brandy)
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
brandy
Brandy
Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink...
(Pálinka
Palinka
Pálinka or Palincă is a traditional fruit brandy made in regions of the Carpathian Basin. Modern commercial production occurs in Hungary, Romania and parts of Austria. It is commonly made from the fermentation of plums, but other fruits used include apricots, apples, pears, peaches and cherries...
) made of (or flavored with) apricots; an apricot brandy
Apricot brandy
Apricot brandy can refer to a liquor distilled from fermented apricot juice or a liqueur made from apricot flesh and kernels.-Brands:Various brands of both types of products exist, including:...
. The word barack is a collective term for both apricot (in Hungarian sárgabarack, lit. "yellow-peach") and peach
Peach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
(in Hungarian őszibarack, lit. "autumn-peach").