Thassos Tsipouro: The Island’s Traditional Spirit

Thassos Tsipouro: The Island's Traditional Spirit

Thassos tsipouro is the island’s traditional distilled spirit, a clear and potent drink pulled from the grape pomace left after the wine harvest. Distillers across Thassos heat that pomace in a copper still each autumn, turning what most regions discard into a prized shot of village hospitality. The local Georgina grape lends the tsipouro a … Read more

Tinos Raki

Tinos raki

Tinos raki is the island’s traditional grape-pomace spirit, clear and potent, distilled each autumn in the social ritual of the rakizio and drunk in small glasses alongside the meze plate. Centred on villages like Falatados, it greets guests and toasts celebrations across the island. This guide covers what raki is, how it is made and … Read more