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Beautiful miniature bottles from Hungary

Békési Pálinka RT. – Fruit brandies from a steam locomotive

The company Békési Pálinka RT. (Békés Fruit Distillates Ltd.) has its domicile in the town
Békés in the region with the same name in the South-East of Hungary. It was founded after a
modernizing of an old local fruit distillery in 1984. The symbol of the company is an old disabled
steam locomotive, bought 1988 from the Hungarian State Railway. After necessary repairs it
was used as a steam engine for the distillery. It worked hard for ten years. Then it was carefully
reconstructed and today it is used together with two wagons, a personal car and a lorry, as the
Firm’s Museum and the Tasting Saloon.

The company produces more than forty traditional fruit distillates of the Békés region. They offer
their spirits in six product groups: Békési Szilvapálinkák (Békés original plum brandies), Békési
Örömpálinkák (Békés original fruit brandies “Pleasure“), Öreg Ágyaspálinkák (fruit brandies in
fruit bed), Disznótoros Pálinkák (hog-killing fruit brandies), Prémiumi Pálinkák (premium fruit
brandies) and Mézes Pálinka Likörök (honey brandy & fruit liqueurs).

Békési Szilvapálinkák

They are traditional plum brandies produced after old
formulas of the Békés region, available with different
alcohol
volume
between
40 and 60
percents
and in
different
bottle
sizes. No
miniature
bottles.

Békési Örömpálinkák

A specialty of the company caused in an old use of
the region. Originally the parents distilled a fruit spirit