{"id":28187,"date":"2024-06-18T22:34:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/?page_id=28187"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:13:41","slug":"klekovaca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/en\/klekovaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Klekova\u010da"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28187\" class=\"elementor elementor-28187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b44855c wd-section-stretch-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b44855c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b3fd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08b3fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635363b wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"635363b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-primary subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOur Kleka\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">The Legendary Serbian Rakija<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb4548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"2fb4548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>No one knows exactly when the first \"klekova\u010da\" \u2014 plum rakija enriched with medicinal juniper berries \u2014 was created. But given that Serbia's rakija-making tradition dates back over 500 years, and that juniper has been a beloved plant in folk medicine for thousands of years, it\u2019s safe to say that juniper berries have been added to rakija for centuries. This is also confirmed by references in the Hilandar Medical Codex from the 13th century, which shows that juniper was a valued medicinal remedy among the old Serbs, much like many other healing herbs and plants that found their way into rakija.<\/p><p>\"Klekova\u010da\" most likely originated as a medicinal aid. But its path from remedy to one of the most beloved Serbian alcoholic beverages didn\u2019t take long. For at least two centuries, \"klekova\u010da\" has been the most cherished rakija in Bajina Ba\u0161ta, on Mount Tara, and along the Drina River in Western Serbia. That journey \u2014 from folk medicine to Serbian taverns, restaurants, and bars \u2014 was completed in the 1930s, when the first original Serbian cocktail was created in Belgrade, based precisely on \"klekova\u010da\" from Bajina Ba\u0161ta.<\/p><p>Some twenty years later, in 1955, with the founding of BB Distillery, rakija \"klekova\u010da\" became a true brand \u2014 under the name \"BB Klekova\u010da\" \u2014 and one of the most recognized and significant alcoholic beverages in former Yugoslavia. Throughout the 20th century, \"BB Kleka\" was sipped, talked about, and surrounded by numerous folk tales and urban legends. \"BB Klekova\u010da\" truly became \"the legendary Serbian rakija.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387ce2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"387ce2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18186ca wd-parallax-on-scroll wd_scroll_y_-80 wd_scroll_smoothness_30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"18186ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-430x430.png 430w, https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RETROK.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b6bc6c3 wd-section-stretch-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6bc6c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfe6c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bfe6c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0461086 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"0461086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-primary subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRakija That Traveled the World\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Urban Rakija<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed1a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"3ed1a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>In the fall of 2017, when the TV series \"Shadows over the Balkans\" (set in 1920s Belgrade) captivated viewers in Serbia and beyond, many people were surprised \u2014 and even reached out to us \u2014 asking:\n\"Why is BB Klekova\u010da rakija featured in so many scenes of the show?\"<\/p><p>The answer is simple: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/en\/kolekcija\/klekovace\/\">\u201ekleka\u201c<\/a><\/strong> is the favorite drink of the show\u2019s main character and his best friend. But there\u2019s more to it. The creators of this TV show thoroughly researched the era and discovered that \"klekova\u010da\" wasn\u2019t just the most popular rakija in Belgrade at the time \u2014 it was among the city\u2019s most beloved alcoholic beverages overall. Even though 1920s Belgrade was eager to follow the trends of other European capitals \u2014 rakija \"klekova\u010da\" still held its place.<\/p><p>Yes, the Charleston was danced, cognac and whiskey were sipped, and the \"Roaring Twenties\" were in full swing \u2014 but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/en\/kolekcija\/klekovace\/\">\u201ekleka\u201c<\/a><\/strong>remained a favorite even among the pro-European youth. It was distinct, it was local, and it stood above the average rakija sold at Belgrade\u2019s markets. In the ever-evolving, increasingly \"urban\" social life of the capital, \"kleka\" came to be seen as something unique \u2014 \"an urban rakija\".<\/p><p>Much of that credit goes to the Babi\u0107 brothers, who in 1923 opened the first specialty shop in Belgrade that sold rakija from Bajina Ba\u0161ta.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc12172 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc12172\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5beb802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5beb802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>After World War II, with the founding of \"BB Klekova\u010da Distillery\" in 1955, and the rising popularity of the brand, \"BB Kleka\" began appearing in the hands of high-ranking officials around the world as an official diplomatic gift of Yugoslav diplomats and politicians. \nThere are accounts from that era confirming that \"BB Klekova\u010da\" was even included on the official drink list of the 6th U.S. Navy Fleet stationed in the Mediterranean during the 1950s \u2014 and that, in the 1960s, it was one of the official drinks served by the General Staff of the Vietnamese Army.<\/p><p>Still, the image of \"kleka\" as an \"urban rakija,\" born in the 1930s, never faded. In fact, it was brought back into the spotlight in the 1970s and '80s by prominent musicians and rockers who, instead of ordering whiskey, always preferred <a href=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/en\/kolekcija\/klekovace\/\"><strong>\"BB Kleka\"<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>Despite all the ups and downs, the difficult years of the 1990s, and the many challenges faced by the country and the region \u2014 \"BB Kleka\" never wavered. For many, it has always been, and remains, a \"modern\" and \"urban rakija.\" Always different, always bold. Unforgettable.\nWith limitless patience, it continues to be created and aged in our cellars, knowing that despite its long tradition and rich history, its finest days still lie ahead, always moving forward.<\/p><p><strong>We move on!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb34e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecb34e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045fb1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"045fb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bjela.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjg4NzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYmtsZWtvdmFjYS5yc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDZcL3VyYmFubzEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bbklekovaca.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/urbano1-qq50ldtzh0t8ct06ff4mgmb020ukw7338ycr2e9s1w.jpg\" title=\"urbano1\" alt=\"urbano1\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efd3d49 wd-section-stretch-content elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efd3d49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a782d03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf46d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcf46d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681da75 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"681da75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-primary subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKleka &amp; Soda\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">First Serbian Cocktail<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acd337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"0acd337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>The legendary Uncle Milan Vuji\u0107 was the first Serbian bartender who, in the prestigious Belgrade hotel \"Srpski Kralj\" (The Serbian King) during the 1920s, created what is now known <a href=\"https:\/\/kaldrma.rs\/koktel-iz-srpskog-kralja-svetska-zvezda-i-legendarni-voz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the first official Serbian cocktail \u2014 \"klekova\u010da\" with soda water.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>In many ways, this cocktail was the Serbian forerunner of the now world-famous gin &amp; tonic (since gin is also based on juniper aromas). It later appeared on the drink list of the legendary Orient Express railway, which connected Paris to Istanbul via Belgrade \u2014 and where Uncle Milan worked for a time. In that iconic train, passengers from across the globe were served a cocktail known as <a href=\"https:\/\/kaldrma.rs\/koktel-iz-srpskog-kralja-svetska-zvezda-i-legendarni-voz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201eKleka &amp; Soda\u201c<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>You can still try this, along with other amazing rakija-based cocktails, at our friends\u2019 bar - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sudarbbar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\"Sudar BBar\"<\/strong><\/a>, Cara Du\u0161ana 31, Belgrade.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-9be91c6 wd-section-stretch-content elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9be91c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac7241 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ac7241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4339db9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"4339db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-primary subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKleka &amp; Soda\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">First Serbian Cocktail<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47632a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"47632a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>The legendary Uncle Milan Vuji\u0107 was the first Serbian bartender who, in the prestigious Belgrade hotel \"Srpski Kralj\" (The Serbian King) during the 1920s, created what is now known <a href=\"https:\/\/kaldrma.rs\/koktel-iz-srpskog-kralja-svetska-zvezda-i-legendarni-voz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the first official Serbian cocktail \u2014 \"klekova\u010da\" with soda water.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>In many ways, this cocktail was the Serbian forerunner of the now world-famous gin &amp; tonic (since gin is also based on juniper aromas). It later appeared on the drink list of the legendary Orient Express railway, which connected Paris to Istanbul via Belgrade \u2014 and where Uncle Milan worked for a time. 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