Triple distilled eau-de-vie with fresh green aniseed.<\/p>\n
SERVE:<\/strong><\/p>\n Serve with a third of arak and two thirds of water.\u00a0Finally add the ice cream.\u00a0Arak is the ideal accompaniment to mezze dishes due to its palate-cleaning properties<\/p>\n ALCOHOL:<\/strong><\/p>\n 53%<\/p>\n CONTENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n 350 ml<\/p>\n GRAPE VARIETIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ugni Blanc, Obeidy and Merwahy<\/p>\n EXPANSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n Two years in clay amphorae<\/p>\n ABOVE:<\/strong><\/p>\n Arak is a more flavorful liqueur traditionally made in the Eastern Mediterranean.\u00a0Arak is traditionally made from just two ingredients: grapes and anise.<\/p>\n Manufacturing begins with the vineyards, and quality grape vines are key to making good arak.\u00a0The vines should be very ripe and usually golden in color.\u00a0Instead of being irrigated, the vineyards are left to care for the Mediterranean climate and the natural rain and sun are used.\u00a0The grapes, which are harvested at the end of September and October, are crushed and put into barrels along with the juice, where they ferment for three weeks.<\/p>\n The alcohol collected in the first distillation is subjected to a second distillation, but this time mixed with anise.\u00a0The alcohol to anise ratio can vary and is one of the main factors influencing the quality of the end product.\u00a0The finished product is created in a final distillation, which takes place at the lowest possible temperature.\u00a0For quality arak, the finished spirit is then stored in clay amphorae.\u00a0The liquid remaining after this step is best for consumption<\/p>\n Arak is usually mixed in a ratio of about one part arak to two parts.\u00a0The mixture is then poured into beakers filled with ice.\u00a0This dilution causes the clear spirit to take on a translucent, milky white color.\u00a0If the ice is put into the drinking vessel before the water, an aesthetically unpleasant layer forms on the surface of the drink because the ice allows the oils to solidify.\u00a0If water is added first, the ethanol emulsifies the fat, which leads to the characteristic milky color.<\/p>\n To avoid precipitation of the anise (rather than an emulsion), drinkers prefer not to reuse a glass that has contained arak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[58],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1759","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-arak","7":"zita-woo-hover-zoom","8":"zita-woo-alignment-left","9":"zita-shadow-2","10":"zita-shadow-hover-5","11":"zita-single-product-content-left","12":"zita-single-product-tab-","14":"first","15":"outofstock","16":"sale","17":"taxable","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n