Balsam (drink) explained

Balsam is a variety of traditional Eastern and Northeastern European herbal, high alcohol content (40–45%) liqueurs originally used for medicinal purposes.^[1]

Examples

• Riga Black Balsam
• Ukrainian Balsam
  • Krasnaya Polyana Balsam Karelian Balsam

Notes and References

1. Web site: Бальзамы. Как пить бальзам. Производство, виды, история бальзама . ru . 2018-11-25 . 2018-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180810115746/http://o-spirtnom.org/napitki/balzamyi-kak-pit-balzam-proizvodstvo-vidyi-istoriya-balzama.html . dead .