review: Arak al-Rayan

December 26th, 2008

  • Category: arak (on the basis of grapes)
  • Alcohol: 51,5%
  • Origin: Syria
  • Manufacturer: Syrian Arab Company for Grape Processing
  • Bought at: Harb Gmbh, Berlin, Germany

Reputedly Syrian arak is better than other araks, because of the quality of the aniseed, but this is usually articulated by (presumably slightly biased) Syrians. However it surely belongs to the better brands of arak. It has a stronger-than-usual aniseed fragrance to it, and there is no artificial sweetening. Unfortunately it is hard to come by. 8/10.

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2 Responses to “review: Arak al-Rayan”

  1. roel Says:

    stoere fles zeg, maar die laatste is een beetje gay hè?

  2. natalia Says:

    i got 4 bottles of this when i was in damascus i absolutely loved it.. can i buy it anywhere in the uk??

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