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| ARAK TOUMA |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
Elias Tanios Touma & Sons |
| Clear colour. Intense, very spicy, sweet, classic, black licorice nose. Sweet, rich, medium-full bodied, quite viscous, spicy, solid black licorice flavours with a long, lingering, smooth finish . |
CSPC |
56176 |
| Type |
Spirit - Miscellaneous Spirits |
| Agent |
Car Tra |
| Country |
Lebanon |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**+
Smooth, Sweet, Licorice |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| Arak is a distilled alcoholic drink favored in the Middle East ... The drink is famous for its potency, and the milky-white color it turns when water is added to it ... Arak is typically [distilled] from grapes, though dates, sugar, plums, figs, and molasses can be used ... [to give Arak its licorice flavour] aniseed is added to the distilled alcohol during the second of three distillation processes ... Traditionally, the drink is served with mezze, or small bits of food ... (Saad Fayed, mideastfood.about.com) |
Price |
$ 21.95 |
| Bottle Size |
500 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - March 29, 2008 |
| Cases bought |
167 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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