Serbia--from a scottish perspective

Day 2,286, 03:46 • Published in Serbia Iran • by mIchEl de tOulOusE

I lived and loved Novi Sad for almost two years(aint stopped the lovin')



I cant be arsed to write so with help from pictures i can tell/share my story.

Today we should start with an important subject PIVO to everyone else beer.

There is a good and wide selection of beer in Serbia but imported brands can be quite pricey and why would you go visit a new country and drink what you would at home?

So that leaves us with the decision...









There could be only winner and i joined with team LAV -

It is alot like stella quite strong 5.2% and leaves you with Boli glava sore head the next day but i didn't help my self my drinking 4 or 6L,,but in my defense i would buy the 2L bottles and you just can't put an opened bottle back in the fridge...right??

Rakija...............

Where is the warning about this stuff?It should be stamped on bottles or something

Rakija is Serbia's national drink---holy mother of god!You will never drink anything like it........you name it i have drunk it-a flat liner was a tipple of mine


This bad bay is a shot of sambuca a shot of gold tequila and Tabasco sauace.

Just to get across i aint no lightweight and really highlight how crazy this stuff is.......did i mention i was Scottish

This stuff is like nothing i ever had before--i necked 750mm like it was tequila and i was whats all the fuss nothing special or stronger than anything else i tried


Out of no where it hit and that was that,lights out game over and a 2day hangover in the post!! I also made the mistake of rakija mixed with beer,i think you guys call it cement mixer christ my head hurt for at least 3 days

I have now been tought the art of drinking rakija,,take it slow,,dont mix with beer,small amounts and eat plenty but i still have natural instinct just to neck a 30mm/50mm glass if someone hands it to me