Catastrophic year for distilleries, opening path for black market

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According to the Distillers’ Union, the distilling season in Czechia will be particularly bad this year. Fruit distillate production is expected to fall to about one fifth of last year’s level – which was already bad. Between 20 and 30 percent of distilleries will not reopen because they are no longer profitable, the Distillers’ Union has warned. As a result, the black market has also seen surges.

This year, the fruit harvest has been particularly bad in Bohemia.

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Author: Jakub Ferenčík