raki , auch: rakee

Drinking raki is indeed a social thing, not something you do alone.

It will be disgusting but I have sent for raki.

It is unusual to see raki being consumed without food.

First, you watch the water being poured into the glass and mixing with the raki.

Many nights this week we wait for you, light fires, drink raki.

Just about everybody drinks raki from start to finish.

He sat down and Accepted a glass of raki from Bond.

We took a table outside and ordered raki, a spirit that is a must-try in the region.

The standard Raki is a grape product, though it may be produced from figs as well.

It is difficult to imagine Turkey without raki.

It could have been nerves or the effects of the Turkish firewater raki from the night before.

He established a small enterprise to make raki, the Turkish national drink, and wine from local grapes.

The boys at the front desk liked him well, and took him back to their small common room for a glass of Greek raki.

But he did, and then found Raki Nelson streaking down the sideline.

A giraffe - that's an animal ideally made to appreciate raki."

Dinner ended with ouzo, or more commonly raki, the Greek version of white lightning.

Raki makes its way to the United States, much of it served in Turkish restaurants.

Ataturk died of cirrhosis in 1938 at age 58, and there are countless stories about his fondness for raki.

The name however does not imply illegal distilling, as there are legal distilleries that produce raki too.

Raki's alcohol content is 45 percent.

In Crete that spirit is called raki, and its distillation is cause for celebration.

The grown-ups found a café, ordered raki, and found out the day of the week from the waiter.

Although it is quite common to see working-class men drinking raki, many intellectuals also consider it essential to provocative discussion and debate.

Later, Clare rescues an exiled Raki from the desert.

Grapes are mainly produced for raki.