Name: Badel Pelinkovac
Brand: Badel

Historical Context

Croatian wormwood bitter produced by Badel of Zagreb from a 19th-century recipe

What Does Badel Pelinkovac Taste Like?

Wormwood on the nose over a firm gentian bitterness, with caramel softening the close. Dark and assertively bitter, in the Balkan herbal style.

1.75 oz as Badel Pelinkovac

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