Barack palinka is a Hungarian brandy made with apricots; as it is made without grapes it is also classified as an eau de vie.

Word origins

The word barack is a collective term for both apricot (Hungarian sárgabarack, lit. "yellow-peach") and peach (Hungarian őszibarack, lit. "autumn-peach"). Note that the Hungarian word barack is etymologically related to the English word "peach" as well as many words meaning the same in many European languages, and ultimately derives from persikos, the ancient Greek word for "Persian."

Categories: Eau de Vie
Derived from: Apricot
Characteristic of: Hungarian cuisine
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