But for most American drinkers, rakija—a fruit brandy from the Balkans—is an unknown quantity. One man wants to change that. And, in a surprising twist, that man is Faith No More bassist Bill Gould.

“Rakija has been made by our family for five generations and now it’s our turn to bottle the magic and the legacy that comes with it.” This story about rakija – a traditional alcohol from the Balkans ...

Say you’re in Belgrade. Random hypothetical, sure, but just stick with us... Say you’re wandering the streets—sunlight filtering through the trees, ivy gripping the crumbling facades above, pigeons ...

Faith No More was one of the first American bands to start touring Eastern Europe at the end of the Cold War — the band even played in Berlin the night the Berlin Wall fell — and that's when bassist ...

In Greece there's ouzo, in Italy there's grappa, and in the Balkan and Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, there's an infamous fruit brandy called rakija (ra-ki-ya), a national drink adored by many. For ...

Glass by glass, competitors gulped down litres of rakija -- a fruit brandy as strong as it is beloved in the Balkans -- in a rowdy drinking competition, not for the faint of heart, in rural Serbia. To ...

From distinctive rock music to equally distinctive hooch, Faith No More bassist and producer Billy Gould is a confessed Balkans addict, he tells BIRN – and it all began the night the Berlin Wall came ...

Come for the all day Balkan party held every Tuesday at Rakija Lounge. It is like a U.N. peace party with music, food and booze. Croatians, Bulgarians and Bosnians meet and mingle. First timers often ...