Romanian Spirit Tasting

About the fruit brandy tasting

You could order your usual. Or you could leave Bucharest with a new favourite.

Discover fruit brandy, known here as palinka, through a relaxed tasting of four different spirits. A specialist introduces each drink, explains its character and helps you make sense of what’s in your glass.

There’s no need to arrive with tasting notes or an impressive drinks vocabulary. Bring your curiosity, compare your favourites with your mates and ask questions as you go.

Set in the Old Town, this experience gives your stag weekend a local flavour without taking you far from the evening’s restaurants and bars. It works particularly well before dinner, when you have time to slow down and enjoy something beyond the usual round of beers.

How it works

• Meet your guide at your accommodation or an agreed meeting point.
• Head together to the tasting bar in Bucharest’s Old Town.
• Your specialist introduces the four spirits and explains their characteristics.
• Taste each drink, ask questions and compare impressions with your group.
• Your guide stays until the end to help with the arrangements.

Location and timing

• Location: A bar in Bucharest’s Old Town.
• Duration: Approximately 1½–2 hours, depending on group size and pace.
• Availability: Daily, throughout the year.
• Booking hours: Between 3 pm and 11 pm.
• Transport: Not included. Walk, use public transport or take a taxi at your own expense.

A late-afternoon tasting fits neatly before dinner. Let us know your other plans so we can help coordinate the timing.

Prefer whisky and wine?

Choose our Whisky and Wine Tasting for a different selection of drinks. It’s a separate package with its own inclusions, ideal if your group prefers to explore those flavours instead.

Build your afternoon around it

Solve the clues first

Start with an Escape Room, then head to the tasting around 5–6 pm before dinner. It’s a straightforward combination of teamwork and time around the table.

Keep the active plans earlier

Arrange football, paintball or shooting in the morning or early afternoon, before the tasting. All shooting and driving activities must take place before anyone drinks alcohol.

Continue with a city ride

Afterwards, a separately booked Hummer limousine tour can take you through Bucharest before dropping you at a restaurant or bar. Agree pickup and drop-off points in advance.

Important information

• The package includes a tasting of four different spirits, not unlimited drinks.
• The source does not specify serving sizes or the exact selection. Ask us to confirm these when booking.
• Food and transfers are not listed as inclusions.
• The advertised price is per person, based on a group of 10 booking at least two activities.
• The organiser may refuse participation if anyone arrives intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. Dangerous behaviour will bring the activity to an immediate stop.

Discover what belongs in your next toast

Send Stagventure your dates, group size and preferred time. We’ll help arrange your Romanian fruit brandy tasting in the Old Town.

Frequently asked questions

How many spirits do we taste?

The package includes four different spirits. Confirm the exact selection and serving sizes when booking.

Do we need to know anything about fruit brandy?

No. A specialist introduces the drinks and explains their characteristics, so beginners can enjoy the experience too.

How long does the tasting last?

Allow approximately 1½–2 hours, depending on your group size and pace.

Where does it take place?

At a bar in Bucharest’s Old Town. Your guide meets you beforehand and accompanies you there.

Does the guide stay throughout?

Yes. Your guide remains available until the activity finishes.

Are food and transport included?

Neither is listed in the package. You pay for any transport separately, and you should arrange food separately unless we confirm otherwise.

Can we go shooting after the tasting?

No. Schedule shooting and driving activities before the tasting, with no alcohol beforehand.