The preferred drink of many a Bulgarian will be honored in a two-day-long celebration in the picturesque old mountain town of Troyan in Central Bulgaria.

The Feast of the Plum and the Troyan Plum Rakiya, starting Friday, September 23, will be held for the thirteenth time, organizers announced at a press conference.

Japanese people may celebrate the Cherry Blossom for months but length is nothing compared to the intensity of festivities that the famous Bulgarian Rakiya liquor will inspire in Troyan and the nearby Oreshak village, home of the National Arts and Crafts Exhibition.

The spirit of the upcoming feast can easily be guessed by the titles that were chosen for the two days, first one will be "Irrigative" and the second - "Sobering". It can't be otherwise, provided that the subject of celebration is the first Rakiya obtained during this year's process of distillation.

Among the colorful surprises are many folk choirs, dances, Rakiya stilling, marmalade boiling, and most importantly - a lot of raising glasses. On the more intellectual side, the guests will receive the first issue of the newspaper "13th First Distilled", and witness the introduction of the newly published book "The Blue Plum" by Totyo Totevski.

And as the press conference turned into preliminary testing reporters proved that Rakiya lovers and even amateurs are bound to have a good time at the real thing.

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