Life

The people of Makarska and those living along the coast used to drink wine out of wooden jugs called bukara or glasses made of thick glass called žmul. The small glasses referred to as bićerin got their name from the distorted diminutive of the Italian word for drinking glass bicchiere. Bićerin were used to serve spirits or liqueurs. Going over to someone’s house would always start with the question “Would you like a bićerin?” A meeting between friends rarely ended without “Let’s have a bićerin!” Today, bićerin has been replaced by various glasses for different drinks. More senior fans of a good drop claim that the most ordinary rakija (local brandy) out of a bićerin tastes better than French cognac out of a fancy glass.