DK Travel : Athens : Top 10 Greek Drinks

Athens : Top 10 Greek Drinks

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1. Ouzo

Greece wouldn’t be the same without this spirit. Drunk with mezes, this aniseed flavoured distillate packs a powerful punch.
2. Tsipouro

Made from the residue left after distilling muscatel grapes, fiery, warming tsipouro does its job best in winter months.
3. Retsina

Not subtle, but affection for this wine with pine resin cuts across all age and class barriers.
4. Hima

Home-made barrel wine, often poured into pitchers or plastic bottles directly from casks on the taverna wall.
5. Mavrodaphne

It means “black laurel”. The best grapes for this rich, dark, port-like sweet wine come from the Peloponnese.
6. Aghiorghitiko

Deep, velvety “St George” wines from Nemea are the rising stars of the growing Greek wine industry.
7. Assyrtiko

Greece’s finest white wine is redolent of honeysuckle and figs – one of the most unusual in the Mediterranean.
8. Savatiano

Greece’s most common white wine is great with seafood and salads; it’s most often found in tavernas.
9. Greek Coffee

Thick, sweet, pungent mud of strong, black coffee. Ask for an elliniko metrio .
10. Frappé

Nescafé, milk and cold water whipped into a pleasant, cool froth.