| Anise essences have always been used to make liqueurs, for example French pastis, Turkish raki and Greek ouzo. |
| However, Mr Ash, who likes to sip aniseed-flavoured raki instead of absinthe, rejects the comparison. |
| They then diluted the mass of fruit with raki, or peach brandy, and struggled home or to sleep as best they could. |
| Glass thimbles of home-distilled raki were raised and clinked. |
| On February 21st the company announced the takeover of Mey Icki, Turkey's largest maker of raki, an aniseed drink. |
| Kinzer also logged plenty of evenings in the Turkish bistros called meyhanes eating meze, or small plates of appetizers, and consuming raki, the Turkish national beverage. |
