Montenegrin National Drinks:

Soft drinks

Considering the fact that Montenegro spreads across several climate zones it is no wonder that on such a small area you can find so much various and quality fruit kinds. The tradition of production of juices at home is just as long as Montenegro. Almost every house in Montenegro has its technique of production of juice, most often from the products of the fruit which grows in that part of the country. By all means the most famous would be those made of the berry fruit such as raspberry, blackberry, which the north of Montenegro abounds in, then from blueberry, forest strawberry, cornelian cherry, plum, elder, pomegranate etc.

The process by which the drinks from these fruits are obtained is especially interesting, because beside the entire absence of the preservatives and similar preparations, with exclusively water and sugar you get the potions which are extremely delicious and above all healthy.

The south part of Montenegro is characteristic for making the juices from wild pomegranate, grapes, and on the very coast it is made from the south fruit. The juice made of wild pomegranate – “sipak” (and not nar) as people from here like to call it, is a real specialty. After 7 days of mixing of the grains of pomegranate and sugar, syrup is being released of extremely pleasant aroma and mildly sour taste, which is often being used as a sweetener of the tea.

The juice has the healing effect because it is often being used when a person has high temperature or some state similar to cold. Similar procedure applies for the production of juice made of grapes, in which especially skilled are the inhabitants of Podgorica, Zeta valley and area of Crmnica.

Of other drinks of this kind especially beautiful is the juice of kiwi and the one made of lemon where almost the entire lemon, including the skin, is being milled and mixed with the sugar and water. Especially beautiful lemon is the one from Bar Riviera so the drink which is being produced by some old Bar household would surely be worthy of your special attention.

In the central and north part of Montenegro especially frequently are produced juices which are made of elder and cornelian cherry, which from the local tables are growing into real trademarks of numerous top notch hotel and restaurant facilities of Montenegro.