samogon
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- noun
- /səˈmoʊɡɒn/
- During the festival, traditional samogon flowed freely, highlighting the region's rich culture of home distillation.
Examples
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Only Grandpa and Father were not afraid to go up to the attic and fetch apples or a concealed keg of home-distilled samogon.
Fiction book (2000) -
As he entered the foyer, my ears picked up the clinking of plates, a snippet of a tune my papa is singing, and the gurgling of samogon being poured.
Fiction book (2000) -
The rooster half ran, half swam, staggering like Grandfather after a round of samogon.
Fiction book (2000) -
The chickens froze out of horror and pity, while Grandpa, still staggering slightly from yesterday's samogon, kept walking to the place of execution.
Fiction book (2000) -
Shukman's research is impressive, and he tells a great story, but the highlight for me was his willingness to drink samogon, a local moonshine produced in the exclusion zone.
Blog text (9) -
At the family gathering, they passed around homemade samogon that Grandpa had brewed himself.
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After a long day, many locals enjoy a shot of samogon to unwind and share stories.
Synonyms
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A sweet, strong Italian alcoholic drink flavored with licorice, often served after meals
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A strong cocktail with rye or bourbon, bitters, sugar, and a bit of anise, served over ice with lemon peel
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A strong clear plum brandy from the Balkans in Central and Eastern Europe
A strong vodka where people add black peppercorns to give a spicy taste
A strong sweet alcoholic drink made from the blackthorn fruit called sloes
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Etymology
The word samogon comes from Russian parts samo- 'self' and -gon from a verb meaning 'to drive' or 'to distil'. It literally means 'self-distilled', so you can remember that samogon is a strong homemade alcoholic drink, like the English moonshine.