Comments on: Special Products in Hungary: Zwack Unicum, the bittersweet herbal liqueur

By: Anna from Budapest

Anna from Budapest — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:39:58 +0000

Kedves Imre, kérem, hogy az Unicum hivatalos weboldalán levő kontaktcímre írjon a fenti problémával kapcsolatban. Biztos vagyok benne, hogy az Unicum is erősíteni szeretné amerikai piaci pozícióját és örülnek a keresletnek – amíg van.
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Anna

By: Imre Horvath

Imre Horvath — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:21:16 +0000

Kerem adjak meg a telefonszamukat hogy komunikalhassak Onokkel, vagy hivjanak; 310-644-8720 ugyanis az Egyesult Allamokban (Los Angelesben egy ido ota nem kaphato Unicum, pedig igen nagy a kereslet ez iranyban.Valaszukat elore is koszonom, amit igen varunk;

Horvath Imre
310-644-8720

By: Anna from Budapest

Anna from Budapest — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:53:03 +0000

Well, it would be interesting to see some statistics (trade data, opinion surveys, etc.) about how Hungarians love-hate-consume Unicum. Any links you know about?
By the way, I think it may be an interesting topic, research theme for any cultural anthropologists (or gastronomists) to check how legendary national drinks and foods are rated by locals these days. With all the global consumption and wide array of foods and drinks available in supermarkets it may turn out that the consumption of some of the traditional local foods is on the decrease, or simply going out of fashion, or undergoing considerable changes in one or another.

By: Phoney

Phoney — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:21:55 +0000

It quite discomforts me (as a Hungarian) that modern Unicum (not as if I knew the pre-WW2 original) is listed az a Hungaricum. I’ve tasted a few drinks that are regarded as ‘acquired taste’, but it’s the only one that tasted the same horrible as for the first time. It’s mostly cheap alcohol, caramel, sugar, and bitterness without anything else notable. (It’s not that it’s too bitter; it’s just there’s nothing more to it. Obviously, Zwack concentrates on PR instead of the liqueur itself.)

It also must be noted that half of Hungarians hate its taste and many prefer Jägermeister instead as a bitter liqueur. I’ve just found a pálinka-based (a special Hungarian type of fruit brandy) bitter liqueur for the same price and it’s scores better. Too bad it hasn’t got a good PR.

By: Budapest: Two cities for the price of one | Tripbod

Budapest: Two cities for the price of one | Tripbod — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:17:00 +0000

[...] for ages. There are food and drinks, if you are cold just grab a glass of mulled wine or a shot of Unicum to warm yourself from the inside. (It is also true that some years it is just too cold to go out so [...]