http://www.arabicliquor.com Arabic Liquor Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:31:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Category: arak Alcohol: 53% Origin: Lebanon Manufacturer: Tarek Youssef Ghantous et frères Bought at: Maroush Deli, London, UK Many people get really drunk from arak; in the case of bad arak the hangover is awful; in case of good arak there is no hangover. Of course this law does not apply for everybody in every ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/88 Category: fig brandy Alcohol: 36% Origin: Tunisia Manufacturer: Félix Habib & Cie. Bought at: Harb Gmbh, Berlin, Germany (thanks Jaap!) Fig brandy is something that has to grow on you. It is produced in Portugal (named aguardente de figo), but apart from that it is a typically north African Jewish product. My first introduction to ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/84 Category: raisin brandy Alcohol: 50% Origin: USA Manufacturer: Bear & Eagle Products Bought at: Wholesome Choice supermarket, Irvine CA (Thanks Henk!) This is strictly no Arabic liquor, but Persian. Moreover, it is not made in Iran but in California, where apparently a large part of the Iranian diaspora is found. Nevertheless I find it suitable ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/79 Category: aniseed liqueur Alcohol: 36,4% Origin: Morocco Manufacturer: Les Economats du Maghreb Bought at: Supermarket, Morocco (thanks Eert's father!) Taounate apparently refers to a locality in the north of Morocco, close to Fes. This Moroccan liqueur (sweetened liquor) fortunately is not very sweet. Instead it has a strong aniseed aroma (it smells like arak), ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/74 Category: fig brandy (flavored with aniseed) Alcohol: 41% Origin: Morocco Manufacturer: Chai Andrieux Bought at: Supermarket Marrakesh, Morocco (thanks Renée!) This bottle of mahia is interesting for the accumulation of languages on the label: french, english, berber, hebrew, and only only marginally arabic. The hebrew reminds of the (once sizeable but now rather small) Jewish ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/72 Category: date brandy Alcohol: 43% Origin: Tunisia Manufacturer: Sté. Sarab S.A.R.L. Bought at: Tunis Airport, Tunisia (thanks Peter and Wanda!) Sarab is a company which makes dates brandies (two variants) and dates liqueur (also two variants) mainly for the German market. I have not seen it for sale in Tunisia proper (outside the airports). This ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/62 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 ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/53 Category: fig brandy Alcohol: 36% Origin: Tunisia Manufacturer: Félix Habib & Cie. Bought at: Tunis Airport, Tunisia (thanks Laura!) Félix Habib & Cie and Bokobsa are the two best known distillers in Tunisia. Félix Habib is famous because of its Cédratine, and its boukha Soleil. This boukha is the higher quality version of Boukha Soleil. ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/25 Category: arak (on the basis of grapes) Alcohol: 50% Origin: Jordan Manufacturer: Eagle Distilleries Co. Bought in: Jordan (thanks Lennart!) This "triply distilled" product of Jordan comes in a nice bottle with a clever pouring enhancement. It makes measuring a lot easier. Just as the Lebanese arak Touma, the manufacturer also uses the classification "King ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/24 Category: arak (on the basis of grapes) Alcohol: 53% Origin: Lebanon Manufacturer: Massaya &Co. Bought at: Le Vieux Télégraphe, Bédarrides, France (thanks Bob!) Arak Massaya is one of the most prestigious brands of arak available, and the bottles are beautiful. The photo shows two bottles, one of the "anniversary edition" and one regular. Definitely recommendable ... http://www.arabicliquor.com/archives/23