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Albania

I have one sourced drink connected to Albania. The label on each card says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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Albania on the world map. Boundaries are generalized Natural Earth data.

Drinks of Albania

Signature drinks and regional ones, with the evidence behind each. A drink marked non-alcoholic has no alcohol in the traditional serve.

  • Illustration of Honey Raki: warm golden amber honey spirit with faint steam, in a small thick-walled tumbler, poured partway.

    Honey Raki

    PopularRegional drink

    Grape raki sweetened with local honey, served warm in winter in a small glass. A Himara guide mentions raki with honey and lemon as a common winter warmer in bars.

    Wikipedia's Albanian cuisine page says raki is the national spirit and is often served to older people heated and sweetened with honey or sugar, with spices. The Himara guide describes honey raki as a rural family tradition. No date is available.

    Made with: grape raki, honey, optional spices or lemon.

    Confidence: lowEvidence: himara.net (opens in a new tab), en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)

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