FÊTE DU TSIPOURO

In October, the smell of stills can be smelled all over Greece. In Mesimeri, the end of the double distillation of the grapes harvested a month earlier gives rise to a festival (Γιορτή Τσίπουρου/Yorti Tsipourou) with singing, dancing and food in the village square, but also, of course, tasting of tsipouro, a brandy (40-45°), close to Cretan raki and Italian grappa. Less well known than ouzo, but much more natural, tsipouro comes in an aniseed-flavored version, is drunk without ice and accompanies all kinds of dishes in northern Greece.