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The largest producer of raki is Diageo; Yeni Rakı is the largest brand. [4] In many East Mediterranean and Balkan countries, the term raki is widely used to describe similar distilled alcoholic beverages. This shared terminology dates back to the Ottoman Empire, where "raki" became a generic term for distilled spirits. During Ottoman rule, the ...
The name tsikoudia derives from the Greek word for terebinth, referencing the plant’s historic use in flavouring spirits. In eastern Crete, it is colloquially known as raki (Greek: ρακή, romanized: rakí), a term borrowed from Turkish rakı and itself from Arabic arak (عرق), both meaning "distilled." This nomenclature reflects the ...
Raki (Albanian definite form: rakia) (a type of rakia) is a traditional drink in Albania.[6] [7] Until the 19th century, meyhanes would serve wine or meze. [8]Rakia is deeply connected to the Albanian tradition and as such it is produced everywhere in Albania and Kosovo, sometimes professionally and sometimes in an artisanal way.
Greek moonshine is known as tsipouro (Greek: τσίπουρο) or raki (Greek: ρακή). In the island of Crete it is also known as raki (Greek: ρακή) or tsikoudia (Greek: τσικουδιά). It is usually made from pomace grapes. The best quality of raki (Greek: ρακή) is made from grape berries.
Rakomelo is made by combining raki or tsipouro - two types of grape pomace brandy - with honey and several spices, such as cinnamon, cardamom, or other regional herbs.It is produced in Crete and other islands of the Aegean Sea and on the Greek mainland, chiefly consumed during the winter as a warm drink. [3]
“This is the first bullet the Chinese will shoot,” says François Chimits, an analyst at Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies, referring to Beijing’s anti-dumping probe into brandy.
Arak is a traditional alcoholic beverage of the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean. [2] [6] It is distilled and consumed across a wide area in the Levant, [2] [7] including in Lebanon, [8] [9] [10] Syria, [11] Jordan, [12] Egypt, Israel and Palestine.
If it is a regional variant of raki, it should go in that article. I think it should go in Raki (alcoholic beverage). Rakia did not come from the Ottoman Empire. — Chris Capoccia T ⁄ C 14:16, 9 January 2008 (UTC) The Albanian variant, as we make it where I come from Shkoder, is Rakia, namely a form of brandy of 40-50% alcolhol, not sweetened.