Tsipouro

Reference

Thessaly / Greece, Macedonia / Greece, Crete (as tsikoudia), Epirus / Greece

ABV36-45%

Sub-styles

With anise (anise-flavored)Without anise (plain/grape-forward)Tsikoudia (Cretan variant)

Tasting Notes

Anise-forward version: licorice and fennel bloom, louche milky. Plain version: white grape skin, crushed herbs, Mediterranean scrubland heat, dry finish.

Brand Guide

Well

Entry

Barbagianni Tsipouro ($18). Call/

Mid

Tsililis ($22), Babatzim Tsipouro

Premium

Meteora Tsipouro aged expressions ($35). Top Shelf/Craft: Single-village Macedonian plain tsipouro, artisan Thessaly copper-pot expressions

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The Story

Greece's grape pomace spirit, distilled in village copper stills since Byzantine times.