Named after François-Eugène Brun, Arak Brun might be the world’s most famous arak! Its production has been uninterrupted since the inception of the winery in 1868. It is made from the alcohol of estate grown Obeidi and Cinsault grapes, harvested at optimum ripeness, and blended with fresh anise. Since 2015, Domaine des Tourelles grows its own anise in Deir el Ahmar, a village in the district of Baalbek. Their arak is produced inside a hundred-year-old cellar, processed traditionally using a three-stage distillation in traditional alembics, and aged for 5 years in old clay jars.

Arak Haddad Zahra (Elite) is the prime capture of distilling Arak in the still and re-distilling it for the fourth time to give the most complex part of the anise character. Zahra is further aged in special wooden barrels to provide a mature finish worth celebrating. Zahra is full bodied with very rich character yet smooth for drinking, best served with water and ice and goes well with Mediterranean food and mezza.

Ouzo Plomari is the most famous drink in Greece. Traditionally known as ouzo in Greece, it is prepared using aniseed, fennel, star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, mastic extract and soft spring water from the River Sedountas. It is distilled twice in a small copper still.