Slivovitz vs. Rakija — What's the Difference?

Slivovitz, slivovitza, slivovitsa, șliboviță, šljivovica, śliwowica, Schlivowitz, slivovice, slivovica or slivovka is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). Slivovitz is produced in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, both commercially and privately.

A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.

A dry colorless plum brandy.

A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.

(countable) A serving of this alcoholic drink.

Hungarian plum brandy