Raki in your country

[Ryujin]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/WP_20140904_019.jpg/220px-WP_20140904_019.jpg

"Raki is an unsweetened, often anise-flavoured, alcoholic drink that is popular in Turkey, Turkic countries, Albania, Greek Islands and in the Balkan countries as an apéritif." - Wikipedia

Is Raki a traditional or widely enjoyed drink in your country? if not; have you ever tasted it?

I heard it is called Rakija in some places.

Ouzo is known as 'Greek raki' in Turkey.

Personally I prefer beer and vodka because I'm not into the anise flavor. Turkish raki has anise. I hear they do Raki without anise in some other countries.

[Seya]

it's even called the same way here..it's popular but mostly in the villages..i can't say young people drink this

[The Lawspeaker]

We don't have it here.

[Hulu]

Albanian raki is without anise. Greek ouzo has anise.

I don't know anybody under the age of 40 that drinks it in Albania.

[archangel]

We don't have it here.

then you are a lost case

[The Lawspeaker]

then you are a lost case

"Shrug"

[Mr. Anybody]

Beer is a drink I’m often using.. I dislike neither..

[dosas]

We have both varieties, with and without and they are both great.

[Mr. Anybody]

Albanian raki is without anise. Greek ouzo has anise.

I don't know anybody under the age of 40 that drinks it in Albania.
You prefer champagne or whiskey in the jar?

[Moje ime]

I guess it is alcoholic drink like Rakija?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakia

Rakija is Serbian national drink.

http://www.t-majice.si/shared_images/Motivi/rakija_crna.png

https://shop.sumadijskarakija.org/image/cache/catalog/rakije%20bela%20/JUNKOVCCANKA%20CCICCINA%20RAKIJA%203%20FR-560x1200.jpg

[Hulu]

I guess it is alcoholic drink like Rakija?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakia

Rakija is Serbian national drink.

http://www.t-majice.si/shared_images/Motivi/rakija_crna.png

https://shop.sumadijskarakija.org/image/cache/catalog/rakije%20bela%20/JUNKOVCCANKA%20CCICCINA%20RAKIJA%203%20FR-560x1200.jpg

why is it yellow? I only seen it white so far

[Bosniensis]

I guess it is alcoholic drink like Rakija?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakia

Rakija is Serbian national drink.

http://www.t-majice.si/shared_images/Motivi/rakija_crna.png

https://shop.sumadijskarakija.org/image/cache/catalog/rakije%20bela%20/JUNKOVCCANKA%20CCICCINA%20RAKIJA%203%20FR-560x1200.jpg

HAHAHAHAH a gle čiče i šajkače kao čep HAHAHAHAH vrlo kreativno.... uglavnom su obične boce bez ičeg onako ... ne trošimo mi pare na ukrase

[Marmara]

Drink that is called Rakı in Turkey has different namings in differenf countries, and the Rakija in the Balkans is a different drink.

[Ryujin]

why is it yellow? I only seen it white so far

Pisswasser

[Moje ime]

why is it yellow? I only seen it white so far

It is usually made of plum.

This is process of making it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7HwS-lv1h0

[Moje ime]

HAHAHAHAH a gle čiče i šajkače kao čep HAHAHAHAH vrlo kreativno.... uglavnom su obične boce bez ičeg onako ... ne trošimo mi pare na ukrase

Ova je za turiste.

[Astarte]

Drink that is called Rakı in Turkey has different namings in differenf countries, and the Rakija in the Balkans is a different drink.

Zivania in Cyprus, sans anice.

[Mr. Anybody]

Hehe,Hulu added rep to my post “dont speak to me gypsy”
those jelly immigrants..

[Hulu]

It is usually made of plum.

This is process of making it.

[be;D7HwS-lv1h0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7HwS-lv1h0[/video]

It's a different process then because even with plum we have it white. It's usually done with grapes though, very rarely plum or juniper.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1375/0331/products/juniper_berries_IS_yes_1024x1024.jpg?v=1495805884

[Scandal]

There's no raki here. We've got our own spirit that can be made from almost any fruit (plums, apricots, apples, grapes, etc.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka
I don't know how similar or different it is to Raki but I'm not a fan of alcohol in general. Especially spirits, they just taste horrible.

[Seya]

Drink that is called Rakı in Turkey has different namings in differenf countries, and the Rakija in the Balkans is a different drink.
it's not different but it isn't flavoured usually..only its natural flavour if it has any

[Joso]

no

[Seya]

It's a different process then because even with plum we have it white. It's usually done with grapes though, very rarely plum or juniper.

grapes yes, and always colorless..we have the pumps one too but it's called differently but still colorless

[Ülev]

there is almost no other members from Poland, so let me write:
Slivovitz is considered a kind of Rakia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aliwowica

Poles drink Śliwowica

:rolleyes:

[Pribislav]

why is it yellow? I only seen it white so far

It's yellow because got color from wooden barrel.
https://www.olimpsport.rs/sites/default/files/styles/product-zoom/public/images/products/drveno_bure_za_rakiju_ili_vinu_hrastovo_0.jpg?itok =UlT9DCtG

[Moje ime]

there is almost no other members from Poland, so let me write:
Slivovitz is considered a kind of Rakia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aliwowica

Poles drink Śliwowica

:rolleyes:

Šljivovica is name for plum Rakija.

[Bosniensis]

It's yellow because got color from wooden barrel.
https://www.olimpsport.rs/sites/default/files/styles/product-zoom/public/images/products/drveno_bure_za_rakiju_ili_vinu_hrastovo_0.jpg?itok =UlT9DCtG

^Raki expert.

Do you consume it a lot?

[Prinses]

Tasted it once out of curiousity and it tasted like drop and it was disgusting

[Pribislav]

^Raki expert.

Do you consume it a lot?

I prefer more Rakija than Vine, but only if is Loza. Others in my family prefer Vine.

I don't like Šljivovica. Loza is number one for me.

http://www.kazanizarakiju.rs/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rakija_od_grozdja_lozovaca.jpg

[Ryujin]

https://img-s2.onedio.com/id-53e7cf29ff6f99ae0d31626b/rev-0/w-635/listing/f-jpg-webp/s-6f30abc46900b3708895271e859ad54b81a72701.webp

[Pribislav]

^Raki expert.

Do you consume it a lot?

I am not big drinker. I drink pretty rare, but when I drink I usually drink a lot.

What about you?

[itilvolga]

Famous asf here
https://resmim.net/f/9BcWTx.jpeg

Also can not imagine without appetizer

[Ülev]

btw, I don't drink alcohols, even if there is alcohol in cough syrup
:rolleyes:

[The Lawspeaker]

Tasted it once out of curiousity and it tasted like drop and it was disgusting

Does it really taste like licorice ? That sounds absolutely disgusting to me.

[Kivan]

I don't like it too much.

[Kelmendasi]

Some of my family members in Albania make homemade Raki. Personally I dislike the taste though my father loves it.

[Ryujin]

Some of my family members in Albania make homemade Raki. Personally I dislike the taste though my father loves it.

I know they do that. My Albo friend who studied here told me.

[Prinses]

Does it really taste like licorice ? That sounds absolutely disgusting to me.

Yeah it does kinda it was really really bad

[The Lawspeaker]

Yeah it does kinda it was really really bad
"Shivers"

But then again: I survived both tubâ (Filipino palm wine, hard liquor) and lambanóg (palm arrack, Filipino hard liquor further distilled on the basis of tubâ) so who knows.

[Pribislav]

Some of my family members in Albania make homemade Raki. Personally I dislike the taste though my father loves it.

Same is in my family.

They make Vine. From the remains of grapes of Vine they make Lozovača (Rakija of grapes).

[Bosniensis]

I am not big drinker. I drink pretty rare, but when I drink I usually drink a lot.

What about you?

I used to drink a lot, got in hospital while drinking in martin brod mixed nectar beer, rakija and wine.

Now I almost don't drink.

[Ryujin]

I used to drink a lot, got in hospital while drinking in martin brod mixed nectar beer, rakija and wine.

Now I almost don't drink.

Some live on the edges. Radical Islamists often have a very messed up background. The same way how most ISIS members were drug addicts.

[Kelmendasi]

Same is in my family.

They make Vine. From the remains of grapes of Vine they make Lozovača (Rakija of grapes).
Same. My family members use grapes as well. It is clear in colour and very high in alcohol percentage

[JosephK]

I love Ouzo/Raki but in the US you can't expect to find it in a bar or restaurant unless it's Greek or Turkish, and usually only then if it's in an actually ethnic neighborhood.

[Pribislav]

I used to drink a lot, got in hospital while drinking in martin brod mixed nectar beer, rakija and wine.

Now I almost don't drink.

Mixing of various alcoholic drink is very bad.

Alcohol intoxication with Vine and of mixed drinks are the worst from my experience.
After one drunkenness with Vine few years ago I don't drink Vine anymore at all, not even in small quantities.
When you are drunk of Vine you have a feeling that you are sorry because you are born... When you wake up after Vine drunknness the head hurts all day.

[Ülev]

https://youtu.be/SmUjfaOo0MU

Serbs sing songs about Rakija :p


Rakiju volim da pijem

[Pribislav]

Same. My family members use grapes as well. It is clear in colour and very high in alcohol percentage

Making Vine and Rakija of grapes is tradition in my family from my Dalmatian side.

[Sacrificed Ram]

Muslims producing and drinking alcohol?:confused:

[Dick]

It is usually made of plum.

This is process of making it.



my family has been making different styles of brandies using the same old technique for generations but now my uncle only makes whisky and sells it locally.


https://i.imgur.com/3AiSEhU.png

[Bosniensis]

Oi rakijo šljivovice ljuta... koliko si me napojila puta...

Oi rakijo rakooo ja te volim jaaako ... a ti mene u zemlju polako....

[pelikarski]

Mixing of various alcoholic drink is very bad.

Alcohol intoxication with Vine and of mixed drinks are the worst from my experience.
After one drunkenness with Vine few years ago I don't drink Vine anymore at all, not even in small quantities.
When you are drunk of Vine you have a feeling that you are sorry because you are born... When you wake up after Vine drunknness the head hurts all day.

Wine is good with lots of meat and bread, you won't get headache the next day

[Bosniensis]

Mixing of various alcoholic drink is very bad.

Alcohol intoxication with Vine and of mixed drinks are the worst from my experience.
After one drunkenness with Vine few years ago I don't drink Vine anymore at all, not even in small quantities.
When you are drunk of Vine you have a feeling that you are sorry because you are born... When you wake up after Vine drunknness the head hurts all day.

Sangria in Spain got me.

They told me it's alcoholic beverage it tasted nothing like alcohol, It was free in some Spanish Flamengo bar near Barcelona... I drank Tons.. got flattened with ground, couldn't remember anything. But it works slower than our beverages, it takes like 1h to hit you... Amazing...

[Moje ime]

Oi rakijo šljivovice ljuta... koliko si me napojila puta...

Oi rakijo rakooo ja te volim jaaako ... a ti mene u zemlju polako....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96UQJkIc4Eo

[ixulescu]

It works with fatty food in the winter.
I don't care about it otherwise.

[Papastratosels26]

I like ouzo

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[Mens-Sarda]

The traditional spirit of Sardinia (unflavoured) is known in Sardinian as "Abba Ardente" (burning water) or "Filu 'e Ferru" (iron wire), because the bottles were buried in the garden with iron wires tied around the necks that protruded from the ground. This was made to hide them from the Italian authorities, since the distillation was forbidden until few decades ago.
A flavoured version is also made with anise, and it's known in Sardinian as "Ànis", it's very similar to the Greek "Ouzo". Another strong super-alcoholic made in Sardinia is made with myrtle fruits or leaves, so it could be red (made from fruits) or white (made from leaves), and it's known in Sardinian as "Murta" (myrtle), and in Italian as "Mirto" (myrtle).

These super-alcoholics are usually extra strong (you could fuel a missile with them) http://www.theapricity.com/forum/images/smilies/laugh.gif



Abba Ardente / Filu 'e Ferru : over 40-48% alcohol
Ànis : 40-45%
Murta : 28-34%






https://www.karasardegna.it/public/photogallery/abbardente(1).jpg

http://www.wowsardinia.com/content/images/thumbs/0001676_filu-e-ferru-zedda-piras-70-cl_550.jpg


http://www.lestradedelvino.com/archivio_files/villacidro_murgia_villacidro_bianco_lestradedelvin o_sardegna.jpg

http://www.brend.it/image/cache/data/prodotti/liquori/zedda-piras-980x980.jpg

https://www.bevisrl.com/components/com_jshopping/files/img_products/full_c250d1056d4f29a7f1a3271fdd42d62d.jpg

[Dick]

Oi rakijo šljivovice ljuta... koliko si me napojila puta...

Oi rakijo rakooo ja te volim jaaako ... a ti mene u zemlju polako....


https://youtu.be/1YKmcJqbOAw

[Profileid]

there is almost no other members from Poland, so let me write:
Slivovitz is considered a kind of Rakia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aliwowica

Poles drink Śliwowica

:rolleyes:

Slivowitz is the most common type of raki here. Just about the only one you can get in most liquor stores too
https://sep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-137288250956011/maraska-slivovitz-29.jpg

[Aspirin]

In Moldova we call him "Rachiu". Some call him Samagon or Krepleak :D

[Pribislav]

Slivowitz is the most common type of raki here. Just about the only one you can get in most liquor stores too
https://sep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-137288250956011/maraska-slivovitz-29.jpg

Slivowitz (Šljivovica) is one of the symbols of Serbia.

[Black Panther]

I still have some of it at home. I brought two bottles from Turkey back in April. I liked it.

[Sacrificed Ram]

I still have some of it at home. I brought two bottles from Turkey back in April. I liked it.

This is just chemical alcohol mixed with water and anise oil, launch it in sewer, it is full of lead metal.

[Black Panther]

This is just chemical alcohol mixed with water and anise oil, launch it in sewer, it is full of lead metal.

Well, glad I only got two bottles then, haha.

[Pribislav]

Rakija (brandy) of apricot
https://www.tastebrandy.com/images/Kajsija_sokolova.jpg

Rakija of apple
https://www.tastebrandy.com/images/Apple_Brandy_Takovo_Rakija_jabuka.jpg


Rakija of cherry
http://vocnerakije.rs/images/assets/proizvodi/visnjevaca-250ml.jpg

In ex YU they are Rakije from various fruits.
In Serbia and Bosnia Šljivovica (from plum) is most popular, and in Herzegovina, Montenegro and Dalmatia most popular iz Lozovača (from graps).

[Mikula]

I tasted raki in Greece (made from grapes) and I enjoyed of it very much!
In my coutry we dont produce raki but Sliwowitz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz#Czech_Republic)(Slivovice, Slivovica, plum brandy).
I am from eastern Moravia, where almost everybody has plum trees at his own orchard to have source for slivovica.
One is fermentated in the barrels at home and later moved it to local distillery where you will pay to make it for you (plus taxes for government).

[Crimean]

In Crimea, many people distill grape press cake, which is wine production waste, in fact.
The resulting evil drink is called "chacha" or simply "samogon".

[Pribislav]

Old Slavic brandy was Medovina (eng. Mead), that is brandy of honey.

Medovina still exist in some mountain areas of Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro.

https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/medovina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead

[CommonSense]

There's no raki here. We've got our own spirit that can be made from almost any fruit (plums, apricots, apples, grapes, etc.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka
I don't know how similar or different it is to Raki but I'm not a fan of alcohol in general. Especially spirits, they just taste horrible.

Despite the name similarities between 'raki' and 'rakija', this drink seems to be much more akin to ours than raki is. Even that wikipedia article has it listed under 'similar products'.

[Cristiano viejo]

No Ottoman drinks in Spain.

[Mr. Anybody]

No Ottoman drinks in Spain.
What are drinks usually prefered by spaniards?

[RenaRyuguu]

Ew Rakija D: it tastes like shit filled water

[Mikula]

Old Slavic brandy was Medovina (eng. Mead), that is brandy of honey.

Medovina still exist in some mountain areas of Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro.

https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/medovina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead

Medovina was not originally honey-brandy, but honey-wine

[RenaRyuguu]

Tasted it once out of curiousity and it tasted like drop and it was disgusting

insert pepe vomit meme

https://i.4pcdn.org/tv/1468948457852.jpg

[Mens-Sarda]

No Ottoman drinks in Spain.

It's something like Agua Ardiente. The same produced also in Sardinia as Abba Ardente.

[StevenTylerAerosmith]

it's even called the same way here..it's popular but mostly in the villages..i can't say young people drink this

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