Has anyone else thought that the 2010 NHC commemorative plum mead recipe in the latest issue of Zymurgy looks suspiciously like a recipe for slivovitz? :o
I haven’t had a chance to look through the issue yet, but knowing you, it may very well just be you! 
I don’t get Zymurgy, but the recipe sounded intriguing so I googled it…sounds like they are making a plum melomel that is then fortified with slivovitz. Sounds good though!