Honey Rakija Highball 🍯 Belgrade Bar 🇷🇸 (Medovača & Soda)

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Cocktails Balkan Oct 06, 2025 688
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Description

Serbian honey rakija (medovača) stretched with crackling soda, lemon oils, and a pinch of salt—fragrant, not-too-sweet, kafana-easy. 🍋🫧

Hook: Built in-glass in 60 seconds—three ingredients, pure balcony refreshment. ⚡

Ingredients

Servings: 4 ×1
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Preparation

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Total Time

🕒 Prep: 2 min
⏳ Total: 2 min

Nutritional Value

🔋 Energy: ~170 kcal
💪 Protein: 0 g
🧈 Fat: 0 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~10 g
🧂 Sodium: ~10 mg
🔥 170 kcal 🍞 10 g carbs
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Advice

Keep everything ice-cold—spirit, glass, and soda. Minimal stirring preserves carbonation and a tight bead so the drink stays brisk to the last sip.

Why it works

Soda lifts medovača’s floral-honey aromatics; lemon oils add brightness while a trace of salt heightens sweetness and rounds the anise/herbal edges some rakijas carry.

Twist

Belgrade Spritz: swap soda for 100 ml (3.4 fl oz) dry sparkling wine + 30 ml (1 fl oz) soda; or add 2 dashes orange bitters for a drier, aperitivo feel.

Status

Balcony sunset, clinking ice, honeyed breeze—medovača highball that drinks itself. #grannyzen #rakija #serbiancocktail 🍯🥃

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