review: Arak Shallalat al-Barduni

• Category: arak
• Alcohol: unknown, presumably around 50%
• Origin: Lebanon
• Manufacturer: unknown
• Bought at: Harb Gmbh, Berlin, Germany

This is another arak from Zahle, Lebanon, that I bought in Berlin. The brand is called “Waterfalls of the Bardouni river”, which is the river that flows through Zahle. And, of course, Zahle is the wine and arak capital of Lebanon, located in the Bekaa valley. The label is rather scanty; there is no mention of producers, alcohol content, or any other piece of information. There is only the name, and a telephone number in Zahle. I haven’t seen it for sale in Lebanon anywhere, so it quite likely is of a small producer. But in any case it is certainly one of good quality; the fellows at Harb, Berlin, liked it over the other brands! 7/10