Distilled drinks
Taste Atlas: Five Greek alcohol drinks among the top 79 in the world – Rave reviews for Tsikoudia
At the top of the list is Speyside Scotch – What positions do tsikoudia, tsipouro, Metaxa brandy, zivania & ouzo hold?
Cow shoes used by Moonshiners in the Prohibition days to disguise their footprints, 1924
Hint: Some people who brewed Moonshine (a type of whiskey) did it in the middle of a forest or meadow
Tons of unlicensed tsikoudia seized in Crete
Two Cretan producers of traditional tsikoudia, a clear spirit made by distilling grape pomace that is also known as raki, face hundreds of thousands of euros in fines after being caught without the proper permits.
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Pernod Ricard restarts exports to Russia
Pernod Ricard restarts exports to Russia
•The world's second largest drinks conglomerate admits to reopening Beefeater gin exports
•The Moral Rating Agency responds
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Exports of Greek spirits rise
More ouzo, tsipouro and raki produced by Greek distilleries than ever before went to consumers outside Greece in 2022, as a historic record was set in exports of Greek alcoholic beverages.
Exports were higher in value and quantity not only compared to 2021 but also to 2019, the last year before the outbreak of the pandemic.
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Greek spirits winning over local, international markets
The Greek distillery industry is brimming with optimism as Greek beverages are gaining an increasing foothold domestically and abroad. From 2019 to 2022, exports rose 22%, spearheaded by ouzo.
Craft distillers fear mezcal will become victim of own success
With just a look, Sosima Olivera knows when her cherished agave plants will be ready to make mezcal, tequila's lesser-known Mexican cousin whose fast-growing popularity is raising fears of overexploitation.
Around 80 tons of bootleg wine seized at vinegar factory
Security forces have seized a total of 77 tons of bootleg wine at a vinegar factory in the Şarköy district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.
Teams from the local police force's Organized Crime and Smuggling Department figured that barrels with bootleg wine were being handled at a plant.
Death toll from bootleg alcohol rises in Tekirdağ
The death toll from bootleg alcohol has risen to at least six in the Çorlu district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ while more people are going to hospitals for alcohol poisoning.
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One dead, 10 hospitalized from bootleg alcohol
One person has died and 10 others have been hospitalized after consuming bootleg alcohol in the Çorlu district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.
Some 11 people from different neighborhoods of the district fell sick and went to the hospital overnight.
It emerged that those people consumed bootleg rakı. Four of those admitted to the hospital were intubated.
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