According to
The Dictionary of the Slovak Language,
borovička derives its name from the
Slovak word for juniper,
borievka. Borovička harks back to the 16th century, when this beverage was produced in the
Habsburg monarchy's
county of
Liptov, today part of central
Slovakia. It was exported throughout the whole Habsburg monarchy, particularly to
Vienna and
Budapest. It was transported southward principally via
rafts floating down the river
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