Emperus
12 Plum Brandy
Layered on the nose: dried plums, vanilla, honey, delicate spice and subtle wood notes.

Distillery
Šumadija – Viševac near Rača
The story of Emperus begins with Vasilije Senić’s plum orchard in Viševac. Heritage fruit varieties and Serbian oak continue to shape the house’s brandies today.
The Senić familyFounding family
The profile
The story of Emperus begins with Vasilije Senić, born in 1929 in Viševac, the birthplace of Serbian leader Karađorđe. In 1953 – the year his son Slobodan was born – he planted his first plum orchard with the heritage local varieties Požegača and Rankovača, untreated and farmed entirely organically.
He bought a copper still and introduced an important innovation: removing the stones before fermentation, which significantly improved the quality of the spirit. Ageing took place exclusively in barrels made from centuries-old Serbian mountain oak.
Emperus had the family’s oldest spirits radiocarbon-dated at the Scottish research centre SUERC; they date from between 1935 and 1960 and are offered as “Reliquien des Kaisers”. Today, the range includes brandies made from plum, quince, apple, cherry and grape.
Origin: Šumadija – Viševac near Rača
Producer type: Distillery
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Layered on the nose: dried plums, vanilla, honey, delicate spice and subtle wood notes.
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On the nose, notes of ripe apricots, walnuts and delicate hints of honey.
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On the nose, notes of ripe figs, hazelnuts and subtle impressions of dried grapes.
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A fresh, floral fragrance on the nose.
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On the nose, the typical aroma of old indigenous plum varieties, carried by vanilla and dried fruit from decades of oak barrel ageing.
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Intensely vanilla-balsamic on the nose, defined by ripe plum and delicate wood notes from sessile oak.
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Penetrating and layered on the nose, carried by ripe quince and delicate spices.
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On the nose, an intense, clear bouquet of ripe apricot, peach skin and white flowers, complemented by a delicate almond note and floral accents.
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On the nose, a clear, lively cherry bouquet: sour cherry, cherry jam, a delicate almond note and cherry blossom.
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On the nose, an intense, layered bouquet of mint, lemon balm, dried mountain herbs, gentian, a hint of anise and resinous woodland accents.
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On the nose, a complex bouquet of red Ranka plum, dried damson, plum jam, vanilla, caramel, oak tannin and a hint of cinnamon.
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On the nose, a sumptuous bouquet of ripe golden apple, stewed apple, apple crisps, a hint of quince, vanilla, caramel and delicate wood spice.
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On the nose, an intense, clear and composed quince bouquet – captivating ripe quince aromas, complemented by fine wood and vanilla-balsamic depth.
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On the nose, an intense, varietally typical Muscat bouquet: Muscat grape, rose blossom, white peach, delicate resin and a grape-marc note.
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On the nose, an intense, pure raspberry bouquet (Malina): fresh Vilamet raspberry, raspberry jam, raspberry sorbet, a slight wild-fruit sharpness and a delicate floral note.
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Acacia honey dominates the nose, complemented by ripe apple, linden blossom, beeswax and a hint of spice.
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On the nose, an intense Šljivovica bouquet with vanilla, ripe plum and fine oak – a complex interplay of vanilla and plum.
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On the nose, a harmonious interplay of juniper, citrus fruit and a broad spectrum of botanicals.
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On the nose, an intense vanilla-balsamic profile with ripe plum and fine oak.
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Intense ripe quince (Dunja) on the nose; lively and balanced on the palate, with delicate oak accents, a hint of vanilla and a long, elegant finish.
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On the nose, ripe quince (Dunja), delicate oak notes and a hint of vanilla.
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Ripe quince (Dunja) on the nose; lively and fruit-led on the palate, with delicate oak accents and a gentle hint of vanilla.
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Concentrated quince fruit (Dunja), delicate oak spice and a hint of vanilla on the nose.
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On the nose, rich aromas of ripe dried fruit — plums (Šljiva) and figs — interwoven with soft yet distinct vanilla and oak.
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Ripe plum fruit (Šljiva), dried fruit and figs on the nose.
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Ripe plum fruit (Šljiva), dried fruit, figs, vanilla and fine oak.
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Intense plum fruit (Šljiva) and dried fruit on the nose; velvety and balanced on the palate, with vanilla, oak, hints of honey and caramel, and a long, elegant finish.
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