Hubert 1924 Kajsija Rakija (Apricot Brandy) Fruit Brandy 1L

Destilerija Hubert 1924 is a family-run distillery based in Banatsko Veliko Selo in northern Serbia, operating out of the same building where spirits were produced by earlier German inhabitants of the region nearly a century ago, a lineage the name honors. Though the current operation was formally established in 2007, it draws on that older tradition of Balkan fruit distilling. The distillery owns fifteen hectares of its own orchards, hand-picking fruit and transporting it directly to the still for processing.

Kajsija, the Serbian word for apricot, is produced through the distillery's standard method: fruit is washed, pitted, and mashed, then fermented under controlled conditions before double or triple distillation in copper pot stills, a traditional process known locally as prepečenica. Unlike the distillery's plum, quince, and apple brandies, which rest in oak, the apricot rakija is aged for a minimum of three years in stainless steel, a choice meant to preserve the fruit's bright, unoaked character. It is bottled at 40% ABV.

The aroma is rich with apricot jam, apricot jelly, and dried apricot, layered with light touches of vanilla, coconut, and rose. On the palate, that same ripe stone fruit character carries through with a smooth, warming intensity typical of well-made rakija.