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(mainly a plum pálinka) before their child was born, keeping it in a demijohn in the cellar all the
years. They openned it later just at a family feast (mariage etc.) Now the company distills this
special brandy itself and bottles it in five liter decanters with personal labels. It is available with
40% alc. in the sorts Barack (apricot), Körte (pear) and Szilva (plum).

Öreg Ágyaspálinkák

A further regional specialty of the company. A bed
of macerated fruits will be prepared at the bottom
of a special bottle with a wide mouth and a handle
on the neck. Then the bottle will be filled up with a
brandy of the same fruit sort. These drinks, all at
40% alc. by vol., are available in the sorts Barack
(apricot), Cseresznye (cherry), Meggy (sour
cherry), Szilva (plum), Vegyes (mixed fruits) and
Vilmoskörte (William’s pear). No miniature bottles.

Disznótoros Pálinkák

Another company’s specialty, very popular mainly
in the Békés region.These strong fruit brandies
with 50% alc.by vol. are traditionally used as
drinks accompanied the fet foods at the hog-
killing time (the Hungarian word disznótoros
means hog-killing meal in English). They are available in the sorts Barack (apricot), Körte
(pear), Szilva (plum), Törköly (pomace) and Vegyes (mixed fruits). Each sort is also bottled in
miniatures, clear glass rectangularly shaped bottles with a capacity of 40 ML.

Prémium Pálinkák

The most important product group of the company Békési Pálinka Ltd. are the premium
brandies. They are one-sort distillates, matured for a long time before bottling. The complete
series consists of four segments: almatermésü gyümölcsök (kernel fruit brandies), csonthéjas
gyümölcsök (stoney fruit brandies), bógyós gyümölcsök (berry brandies) and vadontermö
gyümölcsök (wild berry brandies). They all are available with alcohol contents of 40% by vol. All
sorts are bottled also in miniatures, clear glass, round tall
bottles with a capacity of 40 ML.

Almatermésü Gyümölcsök

These kernel fruit brandies are available in the sorts: Birs
(quince), Delicious Alma (Delicious apple), Jonathan Alma
(Jonathan apple), Rubinett Alma (Rubinette apple) and
Vilmoskörte (William’s pear).

Csonthéjas Gyümölcsök

These stoney fruit brandies are available in the sorts:
Besztercei Szilva (Beszterce plum), Cigánymeggy (black
cherry), Cseresznye (red cherry), Kajszibarack (apricot),
Mirabella (mirabelle plum), Öszibarack (peach), Rózsabarack
(rose peach), Vilmoskörte (William’s pear) and Vörösszilva
(red plum).