Yebiga

Yebiga: Real Serbian Rakija from Goč Mountain

Yebiga is traditional Serbian rakija made on Goč Mountain from locally grown plums and pure spring water. The fruit is harvested at full ripeness, fermented naturally, and distilled in small copper stills: honest, carefully made rakija with no cheating, no artificial flavoring or coloring. Available now: PRVA, our classic oak-aged expression, and BELA, our clear, unaged flagship.

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THE ORIGIN STORY

Where It All Began

In 1992, Yebiga founder Bill Gould was introduced to rakija backstage in Budapest while touring with his band. He never forgot it, and for years, the only way to get a good bottle was to travel to the Balkans himself or wait for a friend to smuggle one home in a suitcase.

That search eventually led him to a family of distillers on Goč Mountain in central Serbia, where rakija has been made the same way for generations. Yebiga was built to bring that standard — real fruit, real tradition, no shortcuts — to people outside the region who'd never had the chance to taste it. Self-financed from day one, with no outside investors, Yebiga exists because one person fell in love with a spirit and a culture and decided it deserved a wider audience.

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THE SECRET SAUCE

What Makes Us Different

Both PRVA and BELA start the same way: locally grown plums, wild yeast fermentation, and double distillation in small copper stills on Goč Mountain. From there, they diverge.

PRVA is made entirely from Čačanska Rodna plums and aged a minimum of 18 months in second-fill Serbian oak, developing vanilla, honey, spice, and structure while keeping the plum at the center. This is the quintessential taste of Serbian šljivovica — the kind you'd expect to find in your grandfather's basement, not on a store shelf.

BELA is a 50/50 blend of Čačanska Rodna and Čačanska Lepotica plums, rested in stainless steel for at least six months to preserve its bright, floral, fruit-driven character. It won "Brandy of the Year" at the 2024 New Orleans Tasting Competition and has made its way into many of America's best bars.

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