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Pálinka of the year is chosen!
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The best pálinka of the year has been chosen. The winner is the 2017 plum pálinka made by Tuzsér Pálinka Manufaktúra [Pálinka Manufactory from Tuzsér]. Have you tried it before?
The very best pálinkas of Hungary are awarded each year at the Pálinka Festival organised in Gyula. The best pálinkas get the so-called Brilliante prize.
The best pálinka of 2019 is the 2017 plum pálinka from Tuzséri Pálinka Manufaktúra [Pálinka Manufactory from Tuzsér].
Origo interviewed this year’s winner, owner of Tuzséri Pálinka Manufaktúra, János Komáromi. János told Origo that he “likes to know where they stand,” and they usually get confirmation at the different competitions.
“We make pálinka for joy, but these affirmations are of course significant to us.”
The Tuzsér Pálinka Manufactory is quite famous, they managed to win best pálinka of the year several times before, and they also won at Destillata last year, which is a renowned pálinka competition hosted in Austria. Their pálinkas are very successful at every competition they enter.
The people behind the manufactory do not make a living out of pálinka making; it is not a matter of livelihood for them. Therefore, they do not need to take any compromises in connection with their product. János emphasized that they really do this for fun, and he cannot imagine what they could achieve if they were doing this full time.