Badel Reveals Antique Pelinkovac, Their Best-Kept Secret at Bar Convent Brooklyn
“France has Cognac, Scotland Scotch Whisky, and Croatia Pelinkovac.” – Badel
Croatian beverage company Badel 1862 makes Pelinkovac under the trademark Antique Pelinkovac. Magazine USA Today declared Antique Pelinkovac as a particularly intriguing liqueur that’s certainly worth sampling.
Bar Convent Brooklyn was held on August 17, 2021. It is one of the leading international trade fairs, for the bars and drink industry.
In addition to more than 40 sessions, the two-day event features a variety of new taste forums, demonstrations, and panel discussions with industry experts. Bar Convent Brooklyn has always promoted education.
In fact, Antique Pelinkovac is a dark-colored herbal liqueur, known as a “stomach restorative”. Thanks to wormwood which strengthens the stomach and brings other beneficial effects, Pelinkovac was in 19. Century sold in pharmacies as a cure.
The creator of this traditional liqueur Franjo Pokorny was a tradesman and founder of the company Badel 1862. The recipe of Antique Pelinkovac is one of the oldest and best-kept recipes in the Badel 1862 archive. The production steps are done in the same old traditional manner.
How does it taste? Since that wormwood (cro. Pelin; lat. Artemisia Absinthium) is a dominant herb the flavor is specifically bitter at first. Actually, people recognize Pelinkovac for its bitterness.
Inside this outrageous liqueur is 40 different species of plant. Workers macerate plants before its placement in inox barrels. Moreover, Pelinkovac Antique is a perfect digestive and an excellent secret ingredient for your cocktails.
“Due to its luxurious flavor, Antique has become the favorite drink of true connoisseurs and lovers of fine liqueurs and an imperative part of the offer of premium restaurants and bars, and it is consumed pure or as the favorite ingredient of tasty cocktails or with coffee”. – Badel
How to drink Pelinkovac Antique? We recommend serving in a glass with a slice of orange or lemon and an ice cube. However, it is common in Croatia to enjoy it with a few drops of lemon juice inside your glass. There is even a name for it – “štrukani Pelin” (read it: sh-trukani).
So, when in Croatia try ordering “štrukani Pelin” along with your coffee.
Where to buy Antique Pelinkovac in the USA? You can find this liqueur in De Wine Spot, Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, Winebazaar, Toastwines, Union Square Wine & Spirits, and The Underground Bottle Shop.
Aside from classic Antique liqueur, the Badel team introduced the visitors of Bar Convent Brooklyn in the USA with three Pelinkovac Antique cocktails.
