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Rakı is deceptively strong, especially the Cretan version, from which I am proud to have recovered.
by YVoyiatzis 2y ago
Rakı is deceptively strong, especially the Cretan version, from which I am proud to have recovered.
- rob74 2y agoIt's also important to distinguish between the "Balkan" rachiu/rakija/whatever (which can be distilled from several types of fruit and isn't further processed) and the Turkish/Greek raki/ouzo (which is distilled from grape pomace, flavored with aniseed and generally drunken with water, which gives it a characteristic cloudiness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rak%C4%B1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rak%C4%B1).
- egeozcan 2y agoTraditionally, Greek Ouzo is mized with just ice (at least that's what my Greek friends thought me), Turkish Rakı is mixed with water and ice. In some cycles though, drinking Rakı without ice/water is a party trick (it's very bitter and strong so a very unpleasant experience - not everyone can do it). Source: I'm originally from West Turkey.
- _glass 2y agoAll Izmirian's I know told me that it is okay to drink with water, but they would never do :) So I always drink pure. I quite like the taste.
- seer 2y agoCroatian (Balkan) Rakija is more like Greek Tsipouro. It is very easy to mistake though, since the names are so similar. Plenty of bulgarian tourists have been disappointed to get a totally different tasting alchohol from what they were expecting.
- wheels 2y agoThe Creatan stuff is raki, not rakı. Both the pronunciation (ı is 'uh') and beverage are different. Rakı is the basically the same drink as ouzo or pastis. Raki is the same as grappa.