Zwack Unicum Museum
A herbal liquor product made by the legendary Zwack distillery, Unicum is the quintessential Hungarikum (product of Hungary) and this museum is worth a visit. While the Unicum recipe remains a well-guarded secret, visitors can learn about this esteemed company’s legacy spanning six generations, a World War, and communist rule, before touring the carefully restored distillery, with systems that are over 100 years old. The final stop on the tour is the Unicum cellar, where visitors are invited for a tasting of classic Unicum, the newer Unicum Plum, as well as other variations.
Filmmaker István Szabó’s 1999 movie Sunshine, starring Ralph Fiennes, presents the lives of a Jewish Hungarian family living in Budapest over four generations and incorporates the Zwack family story into the plot.
