Tsikoudia (greek: τσικουδιά, romanized: tsikoudiá, literally "terebinth"), also often called raki (greek: ρακή, romanized: rakí) in the eastern part of crete, is an alcoholic beverage, a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of cretan origin that contains 40% to 65% alcohol by volume. tsikoudia is made by distilling of pomace, what remains of grapes pressed in winemaking. the pomace ferments for about six weeks in a tightly sealed barrel, and is then distilled. it is similar to tsipouro from mainland greece, the rakı family, as well as albanian: rakia, spanish: orujo, italian: grappa, french: marc, georgian: chacha, portuguese: bagaceira, bulgarian: ракия, romanized: rakiya, macedonian: р...

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