Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:35:07 +0200https://english.radio.cz/josef-becher-man-behind-czech-republics-iconic-liqueur-8120512© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe creator of the Czech Republic’s most famous liqueur, Josef Vitus Becher, was born exactly 250 years ago in Karlovy Vary. It was he who invented the drink, which has come to be known as “Becherovka”, by adjusting a recipe he received from an English physician called Christian Frobrig. The liqueur has since become one of the most recognised Czech exports.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/becherovka_0.jpg?timestamp=1620822211 https://english.radio.cz/josef-becher-man-behind-czech-republics-iconic-liqueur-8120512 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9