Thraki 7 Ouzo

Thraki 7, sold in Europe as Ouzo 7, is made by the Distillery-Winery of Thrace S.A. in the industrial zone of Komotini in Thrace, the northeastern corner of Greece near the Turkish border, a producer that turns out more than nine million bottles of ouzo a year and ships most of it abroad. The number comes from a pun the company has used since its founding: in Greek, efta (seven) sounds like lefta (money), so the slogan Efta Yparhoun, "seven galore," is a wink at having plenty. The ouzo is made the traditional way: water, anise, coriander and fennel seed are distilled together, the first distillate is redistilled and only the middle heart cut is kept; the spirit then rests in stainless steel for about twenty days before filtering and bottling. The result is anise-forward and dry rather than syrupy, with coriander and fennel in support, and it does what every good ouzo should: pour it over ice or add chilled water and it louches cloudy white as the anise oils come out of solution. Drink it the Greek way, as an aperitif with a plate of mezze, grilled octopus, olives and feta.

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