Efe Fresh Grapes Raki Arak

Efe Fresh Grapes — the green label — was Turkey's first rakı ever made entirely from fresh grapes, a genuine innovation in a category that had always relied on sultanas (dried grapes) as its base. The difference matters: fresh Sultaniye and Razakı grapes from the Aegean coast, ripened under the Mediterranean sun, produce a noticeably softer, fruitier spirit than the traditional dry-grape approach. That fresh-grape alcohol is distilled and then redistilled in copper pot stills with Aegean aniseed, rested a minimum of 90 days, and bottled at 45% ABV. The recognition is real: a Double Gold Medal at the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, plus a spot among CoolBrands Turkey's 14 trendsetting brands in 2007. Expect the classic anise and licorice backbone, but rounder and gently sweeter than standard rakı, with fresh grape fruitiness and a slight sour twist that keeps it lively — Total Wine customers who lived in Turkey specifically call it smoother than the ubiquitous Yeni Rakı. Serve it the traditional way: cut with ice-cold water until it clouds into milky "lion's milk," alongside seafood, feta, olives, or anything sharp and salty. The premium, smoother sibling to Efe's classic blue label, and an ideal entry point into Turkey's national drink.

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