Szicsek (behind the Magyar Pálinka Háza chain) distills over 80 products from roughly 30 fruits — one of the widest fruit ranges anywhere.
Hungary
Szicsek
A prolific Hungarian house distilling 80-plus products from around 30 different fruits.
PlumApricotPearQuinceBerries & Wild FruitWasser (ferment → distill)Rare / allocated in the US
Products & tasting notes
Representative of the styles this house makes; specific bottlings and vintages vary.
Plum eau-de-vie
WasserDeep dark-plum and stone fruit, earthy and full; oak, spice and dried-fruit richness when barrel-aged.
About Plum →Apricot eau-de-vie
WasserIntense ripe apricot — honeyed and floral — lifted by a delicate stone-fruit kernel note. Aromatic and long.
About Apricot →Pear eau-de-vie
WasserRipe, floral Williams pear — juicy and perfumed — with a clean, faintly peppery finish.
About Pear →Quince eau-de-vie
WasserExtravagantly perfumed: quince, honey, rose and orchard blossom, with a long, floral, faintly waxy finish.
About Quince →Berries & Wild Fruit eau-de-vie
WasserWild and foraged — bramble, hedgerow and mountain fruit — sharp, aromatic and complex, often with a bittersweet edge.
About Berries & Wild Fruit →