In the heart of the former Yugoslavia lies an old tradition still quite unknown to the rest of the world:
Rakia (pronounced RA KEE YA).
Rakia is the Serbo-Croatian name for an alcoholic drink made from the distillation of fermented fruit. It is a clear-as-water kind of drink, with a percentage of alcohol that can range from approximately 40% to 65%.
You might think that rakia is similar to brandy or schnapps and that there is nothing new here. But in fact, there lies an entire world to be discovered, as Rakia has its own tradition, its own rituals, and particularities.
Južni Vetar is crafted with 100% natural ingredients and pure spring water. The local plums, pears, apricot, and quince are hand-harvested to craft a distillate that has aged for a long time.
Južni vetar carries the spirit of the past and forgotten traditional values, as well as the new age, which is yet to come. It merges traditional recipe and high technology, elegant and modern package but directness and warmness of a Bosnian village.
It is drinkable and its color is of the sun-yellow/orange hue. It unites the taste dominated by oak flavor. Meadows and forests which surround the orchard bring the taste of flowers.
Old oak barrels in which Šljiva and Dunja ripen for more than 12 years make it taste more like a cognac than brandy.