{"id":18064,"date":"2026-01-27T15:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitslavoniabaranja.com\/okusi-destinaciju\/destilerija-bijeli-gusak-ponosni-na-gin-ali-vocne-su-rakije-kraljice\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:54:13","slug":"destilerija-bijeli-gusak-ponosni-na-gin-ali-vocne-su-rakije-kraljice","status":"publish","type":"okusi-destinaciju","link":"https:\/\/visitslavoniabaranja.com\/en\/okusi-destinaciju\/destilerija-bijeli-gusak-ponosni-na-gin-ali-vocne-su-rakije-kraljice\/","title":{"rendered":"BIJELI GUSAK DISTILLERY Proud of their gin, though fruit brandies reign supreme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bijeli Gusak is a genuine family farm, with every family member involved in production: Ivana, Emerik, and their three daughters. Emerik remains the master distiller, though.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concours International de Lyon 2025 gold for the wormwood liqueur Pelin<\/em>, silver for the elderflower liqueur – these are the latest international recognitions for the Bijeli Gusak sistillery from \u0110akovo (www.bijeli-gusak.com<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2013 by Emerik Pi\u0161l, a journalist by profession, and Ivana Petro\u0161anec Pi\u0161l, an agricultural engineer, the family farm Bijeli Gusak<\/em> began with planting\u00a0 plum and apple orchards. Now, those orchards of nearly two hectares of plums, some apples, and 4.4 hectares of walnuts yield plenty of organic fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Slavonian tradition and simple good sense, fruit that isn\u2019t eaten fresh should never go to waste. For the Bijeli Gusak family, that meant turning it into premium fruit brandies and liqueurs. Ivana and Emerik launched their distillery in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Their production started during the COVID-19 pandemic, truly a baptism by fire, yet Bijeli Gusak has firmly established itself on the market. The foundation of their production lies in fruit brandies \u2014 plum, apple, pear (Williams<\/em>), and apricot \u2014 made from their own fruit and that of nearby producers. And then there\u2019s the gin \u2014 the product that quickly put them on the map. Soon after starting the distillery, Bijeli Gusak<\/em> became only the second producer in Slavonia and Baranja to make gin, and their No. 1 Gin<\/em> immediately won gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we created it, we kept experimenting by adding ingredients, testing, weighing, distilling, until we achieved something unique. Stylistically, it\u2019s a New western style<\/em> gin, which means it doesn\u2019t follow conservative standards but reflects the new trends of craft distilling,\u201d says Emerik. Based on that award-winning gin, they later developed Sloe Gin, a premium product made from wild blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)<\/em> that grows near their organic orchards. \u201cHow much do we produce? Well, as much as the birds leave us,\u201d Emerik laughs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, they have expanded their production to include brandy, vodka, and several liqueurs. The Pelin<\/em> liqueur, as proven by its gold medal in Lyon, is of exceptional quality, while the elderflower liqueur has become a local trendsetter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re proud of our gins, but fruit brandies still reign supreme,\u201d says Emerik. In just five years, the Bijeli Gusak<\/em> brandies, gins, and liqueurs have won dozens of medals for quality at national and international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe send our products to competitions mainly to test them and to hear what the experts think. Medals are a confirmation that we\u2019re on the right track. We experiment, we play, and we truly enjoy creating new drinks. I can\u2019t resist tweaking every new batch a little \u2014 within the rules of the craft, of course \u2014 and that\u2019s what makes each one unique. I believe that\u2019s the biggest advantage of craft distilleries,\u201d emphasizes Emerik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All their products can be tasted and purchased at their tasting room in \u0110akovo (Petra Preradovi\u0107a Street 124) or in their online shop (www.white-goose-distillery.my-online.store<\/a>)<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as the story comes full circle \u2014 the name Bijeli Gusak <\/em>(white gander in Croatian) isn\u2019t by chance. It was inspired by a real white gander that once proudly led the Pi\u0161l family\u2019s flock on their farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by: Igor Mikuli\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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