One of the traditional dishes and the most original of Karlovy Vary is the Becherovka, a liqueur from the bitter-sweet taste, also called “the thirteenth spring”.

The secret of production is known only to very few people and no one in the world, neither counterfeiters nor producers of the trade, has ever been able to reproduce the true Becherovka Karlovy Vary, where the unique taste they contribute not only to the twenty “medicinal herbs secret“, but also the mineral water of Karlovy Vary, the oak wood of the old barrels oval and the atmosphere and the temperature of the cellars.In the product Becherovka meets a combination unalterable than 20 types of herbs and smells. Three-quarters of these ingredients come from various parts of the world and a quarter from the areas of Karlovy Vary. The mixture of these herbs is then placed in bags which are immersed in the alcohol for 1 week. The resulting extract is mixed with the water of the place, and with the natural sugar, and put in oak barrels where it matures for about 2 months. Then the product is bottled in the typical bottles flat green color.