Arak / Raki

Description: A clear, colourless, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured distilled alcoholic drink, produced and consumed in the Eastern ... more

Arak / Raki ... Mediterranean countries.

Newest Review: ... so-called prototype arak should be made from grapes and anise, it's possible to make it from various fruit such as figs, plums and potatoes. It's said that the most integral ingredient to make really good arak is Damascene anise from Syria and that the plentiful vineyards of the Homs area in Syria also produce the best grapes in the region. Lebanon (in particularly the Bekaa Valley), ... more

... Israel, Cyprus and Turkey push them hard though with the Lebanese selling numerous expensive brands. When drunk traditionally, it should be split 1/3rd arak 2/3rds water and then an ice cube popped in (ice cube has to be last or it will produce a strange s...more

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Arak / Raki: Milky lion?! (276 words)
by - written on 06/01/09 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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Arak (Arabic & Hebrew) or Raki (Turkish) is pretty much the same as Ouzo in Greece or Mastika in Bulgaria and Macedonia but instead it is the name given to it in Middle Eastern countries. Arak is anise-based and is rarely drunk straight - although I've come across it quite a bit in Israel. Whilst the so-called prototype arak should be made from grapes and anise, it's possible to make it from various fruit such as figs, plums and potatoes. It's said that the most integral ingredient to make really good arak is Damascene anise from Syria and that the plentiful vineyards of the Homs area in Syria also produce the best grapes in the region. Lebanon (in ... Read the complete review

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