The museum of Šmakovka was established in 2015 with the aim of preserving and promoting šmakovka as Latgale Culinary Heritage tradition.
The Museum of Šmakovka offers:
- extensive exposure of the destillation apparatus of the šmakovka production;
- story and the history of the destillation apparatus about the šmakovka production process;
- recipes of preparation of šmakovka;
- degustation of šmakovka and infusion;
- different souvenirs.
In the museum of Šmakovka is also located the Museum of musical instruments. It has been working since year 2007. The exhibition includes more than 100 different musical instruments. Here you can see and hear different zither, garmoshka, harmonica, kokle, accordion types and melodies. The owner of the museum will allow the each visitor to feel as a musician and teach to play on musical instruments.
Special offer: “Šmakovka from apples”
Recipe:
Apple juice (preferably different varieties of apples) squeeze from well-ripened apples and pour into a large tank, cover. Let ferment the liquid for 8-10 weeks in the temperature of 18-20 degrees. When the liquid gets the percentage of alcohol 5%-6,5% need to accertain that the fermentation process is over. Distil on a low flame and keep the aroma of the apples. „Priekā!”/ „Prosit!”
