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  Prague Compass Magazine - Spirits of the Night: Absinth, Becherovka and other Czech liquors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Becherovka was created around the same time as absinth and also as a health tonic, but this time by a pharmacist from Karlový Vary named Josef Becher.
Even though the drink is as strong as most vodka at 38% alcohol, Becherovka is a sipping drink and should not be downed, but instead taken in a double shot with your beer and savored, though the aftertaste may be a little too strong for some.
On a side note, Becherovka is also reputed to have aphrodisiac qualities, though you would be hard pressed to find a traditional spirit anywhere in Europe that isn't.
www.praguenet.com /compass/number_3/food.html   (1560 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | World dispatch | Liqueur battlers show fighting spirit
According to Mr Hoffmann, Alfred Becher, owner of the Becherovka company in the first half of the 1900s, gave the recipe and right to use it to Leopold Klein and Mr Hoffmann's grandfather, Josef, on the outbreak of war, hoping that if anything happened to him, it would survive the war.
She produced Becherovka domestically until she was expelled from the Sudetenland after the war.
Becherovka is so much a part of the Czech national identity that the government recently lodged an application with the European Union for the liqueur to have the same protection rights as Champagne or Bordeaux.
www.guardian.co.uk /elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,513365,00.html   (997 words)

  
 Becherovka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This one is more bitter, made from secret mixtures of different herbs like the previous one, and its alcohol content is higher.
In 1841, Josef Becher passed on his budding business to his son and heir Johann.
Over the next hundred years (until 1945) the management of the company was passed down through the Becher family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Becherovka   (260 words)

  
 Loukine Exporting Limited » Becherovka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Of course two bottles of Becherovka filled on the same day are practically the same but the drink can vary slightly from day to day, not to mention over weeks, months or years.
Becherovka is reputed to have aphrodisiac qualities, though you would be hard pressed to find a traditional spirit anywhere in Europe that isn’t.
Becherovka experts cannot agree on whether the time the beverage spends in the bottle makes the taste of the herbs more prominent or whether the taste of the spices dwindles away with time.
loukine.com /becherovka   (828 words)

  
 Becherovka - Czech traditional liquor, buy Becherovka alcohol online.
Becherovka is a traditional herbal recipe suitable for modern cocktails or a simple aperitif, which has a thoroughbred pedigree.
Becherovka was created in 1805 at Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) in the present day Czech Republic.
Becherovka is renown as having good medicinal properties with regard to stomach ailments.
www.originalabsinthe.com /becherovka-p-40.html   (310 words)

  
 News - Drink of the Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A Czech spirit that's a mixture of alcohol, medicinal herbs and spices, Becherovka has been packaged as cough drops; these days, it's also often mixed with tonic or coffee as a curative cocktail.
But the boys at SoBo 151 prefer to drink their Becherovka the old-fashioned way.
But the non-sports fans have plenty of eye candy, too: Since SoBo 151 is the only Czech bar in Denver, tall, dark and handsome men line up along the long wooden bar.
www.westword.com /issues/2003-02-27/drink.html   (188 words)

  
 Becherovka Liquer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is produced in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) in the West Bohemia.
It's mysterious recipe is still kept in secret and there are only two persons in the world who know the rights ingredients and herbs used in production.
Its lovers prefer to enjoy it pure and ice cold, and thanks to the dynamic growth in popularity of mixed drinks it can be also found in various cocktails (the most popular is "beton" - Becherovka mixed in a refreshing combination with tonic water).
www.becherovka.ws   (111 words)

  
 Travel guide - Becher liqueurs - accommodation in hotels and apartments
One of the most famous products of Karlovy Vary is the world known herb liqueur Becherovka (traditional Becher liquer is produced from 100 herbs).
BECHEROVKA is a speciality liqueur produced solely and only from medicinal herb extracts macerated in spirit using original
Karlovy Vary water and barrels made from oak which are placed in cellars at a natural temperature.
www.travel.cz /guide/171/index_en.html   (462 words)

  
 Becherovka - Press releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Becherovka Game is an original example of virtual marketing and is not commonly perceived as a “commercial corporate event.” Although the rules state that Becherovka must appear in the competing game, the games appearance completely depends on the will and ideas of the game developer.
The Becherovka Game – basic information: - Any author (or team of authors) can join the contest with their personally created game.
The only condition is that Becherovka has to be connected with one of the leading game characters.
www.becherovka.cz /en/becherovka-news-detail.php?id=17   (664 words)

  
 Tin House
My love affair with Becherovka began in Prague, in the summer of 1994, when the afterglow of the Velvet Revolution was still investing the particulate matter in the polluted air with a glittery fairy-dust sparkle.
In the first blush of my passion for Becherovka, I realized, beyond any doubt, that I had never been so wildly, so profoundly happy, and already I regretted all the glum, wasted hours of my pre-Becherovka life.
Among Becherovka's many charms are the beauty and oddness of its self-presentation.
www.tinhouse.com /mag/issue27/current_nonfiction.htm   (357 words)

  
 STAWSKI IMPORTS – Products from Czech Republic
With new labeling, packaging, and aggressive POS materials, it’s in an excellent position to become a top seller among Czech beers in America.
Becherovka (beck-er-off-ka) is an extraordinary liqueur that has reigned as Chech’s foremost alcoholic beverage for generations.
Becherovka is best when served chilled, as an aperitif or after dinner liqueur.
www.stawskidistributing.com /CzechRepublic.html   (164 words)

  
 Becherovka Claimant Arrests Pernod Ricard - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
However, the factory Jan Becher - Karlovarska Becherovka (JBKB) was nationalized after WWII, while it is Pernod Ricard that owns 89 percent shares of this factory nowadays.
Even if a large company manages to prove at court that the judge was wrong, it is not known, if the company manages to get its money back.
This question is still open in the story with Becherovka.
english.pravda.ru /russia/economics/16-04-2003/2547-becherovka-0   (694 words)

  
 Becherovka - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At that time, Becherovka was sold under the name of English Bitter or also Becher Bitter.
Rudolf Becher, the next successor to the throne of the family empire, deserves the highest credit for the Becherovka repute reaching beyond the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Today, the Jan Becher company and its flagship Becherovka are part of Pernod Ricard, the world's third-largest producer of distilled liquors and wine.
www.becherovka.com /en/becherovka-history.php   (544 words)

  
 News: The Prague Post Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Despite the Jan Becher-Karlovarska Becherovka company's efforts to dismiss Hoffmann as a "lunatic," the ongoing court cases surrounding the dispute have slowed the company's privatization efforts and cast a shadow over the power of its trademark.
Alfred Becher, who owned the Becherovka company during the first half of the 1900s, gave the rights and recipe for Becherovka to Leopold Klein and Hoffmann's grandfather, Josef.
Baier-Becher produced Becherovka domestically until she was expelled as a Sudeten German under the Benes decrees, and the recipe was stolen by the state, he says.
www.praguepost.cz /busi062001b.html   (1155 words)

  
 Becherovka - Josh Spear
Think of that lip-smacker flavor, put it in liquid form and you have Becherovka, an herbal bitter liqueur made in the Czech Republic.
It's best cold, nice as a sipper or with a bit of tonic (ask for a Beton) and Becherovka also aids in digestion.
It's a great way to taste a little bit of Czech culture as you're trying so desperately to dodge the Americans that seem to have taken over that poor city.
www.joshspear.com /item/becherovka   (180 words)

  
 Becherovka :: mike.whybark.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
we are a a littel group and enjoy every day becherovka in the evening at the bar by mary.
Now that I live in the bloody hole that is San Francisco, where there's a liquor store on every third corner, I can't find Becherovka.
We enjoyed many more fine evenings of Becherovka, breaking it out only at the end of a dinner, or once all the party guests had left.
mike.whybark.com /archives/000944.html   (623 words)

  
 Becherovka Game 2006
Becherovka podporuje nejenom vaší hravost, ale i vás, nadějné tvůrce her.
Becherovka bude v příštím roce slavit 200 let od zahájení výroby.
Becherovka jako pomyslný most mezi mužským a ženským světem...
game.becherovka.cz   (85 words)

  
 Becherovka maker sold to French company - 06-12-2001 - Radio Prague
The deal had been held up by a trademark dispute involving the government, Ricard and a Czech man who claimed rights to Becherovka's secret recipe - his claim was based on an alleged deathbed wish of his grandfather, former company owner Alfred Becher.
Mention Becherovka to most Czechs and they will make a joke about Prime Minister Milos Zeman - Mr Zeman likes a drink and the drink he likes is Becherovka.
Court bans Hoffmans from using registered Becherovka trademarks
www.radio.cz /en/article/12191   (205 words)

  
 Mek Wito - Was für ein Zirkus… » Blog Archive » Original Becherovka (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Die fünf norddeutschen Damen die sich über das Sylvesterfondue hergemacht hatten, waren schwer aufzuhalten, nachdem Eine über Halsschmerzen geklagt hatte und ich ihr den von der Lu ihr M. geschenkten originalen Becherovka eingoss.
Becherovka ist ein geiles Zeugs, kommt aus Carlsbad und ich nehm’s auch zum Kochen :-)
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www.mequito.org.cob-web.org:8888 /stories/613   (392 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Primal: Music: Paul / Barnabas, Andrew [Bob & Barn] Arnold,Nic Raine,Pavel Becherovka,Jaraslava ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Composers Bob and Barn (Andrew Barnabas and Paul Arnold) gave the baton to Nic Raine, who orchestrated and conducted the City of Prague Philharmonic along with a magnificent chorus and concert Master Bohumil Kotmel.
The haunting solos of soprano Michaela Srumore, the violin of Bohumil Kotmel, the alto flute of Pavel Becherovka and Jaraslava Eliasova on piano, celeste and harpsichord add even a more brilliant and breathtaking extravaganza in film music.
One almost feels you're sitting in a Concert Hall or Large Theater watching a dark classical piece unfold with every musician, chorus and soloist taking you by the hand on a journey through mysterious and bold adventures that keeps you on the edge.
www.amazon.com /Primal-Barnabas-Andrew-Barn-Arnold/dp/B00009KTWF   (1019 words)

  
 All Available Artists in Singer/Songwriter - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
From the artist: Heidi Holt's music is pop, rock, melody, guitars, awesome vocals, passion and energy.
From the artist: Becherovka is a collective of fine musicians playing drums, percussion, guitar, clarinet and voice.
There aim is to reply to the emptiness that is at the heart of most modern music and people.
netscape.com.com /3607-8742-0.html   (410 words)

  
 Our Favorite Drinks
The basic recipe can be summarized as 1 part Becherovka with two parts tonic water and a squeeze of lemon served over ice.
Jeff is also fond of drinking Becherovka as straight shots.
For a fascinating overview (really!) of Becherovka’s history and lots of recipes, go here:
www.krenim.org /favorite.html   (638 words)

  
 Becherovka description and mixed drink recipes - Drinknation.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
An herbal liqueur made from a secret blend of spices, herbs and alcohol.
The production process involves soaking sacks of the ingredients in alcohol for one week, then mixing with water and sugar before being laid to rest in oak barrels for two months.
Becherovka is produced in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) in the Czech Republic.
www.drinknation.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ingredient/Becherovka   (83 words)

  
 Carlsbad Becherovka Original Becher Liqueur 750ml
It's no news for Becherovka drinkers, that this popular classic among Czech spirits is a 100% natural product with absolutely no chemical preservatives, artificial flavor, no "E's".
It's just Carlsbad water, high quality alcohol, natural sugar and a very special and harmonic mixture of herbs and spices - that's all Becherovka is made of.
Take a look at the small print on some other brands of liqueur and compare.
www.wineglobe.com /12708.html   (290 words)

  
 My Czech Republic Message Boards :: View topic - Finding Becherovka in the Greenville SC area
My Czech Republic Message Boards :: View topic - Finding Becherovka in the Greenville SC area
On a recent trip to Prague we really ejoyed the Becherovka and would like to be able to purchase it here in the states.
Does anyone know where we could buy it in the Greenville, SC or Charlotte, NC area.
www.myczechrepublic.com /boards/viewtopic.php?p=14688   (157 words)

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