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Raki (Albanian definite form: rakia) (a type of rakia) is a traditional drink in Albania.[6] [7] Until the 19th century, meyhanes would serve wine or meze. [8]Rakia is deeply connected to the Albanian tradition and as such it is produced everywhere in Albania and Kosovo, sometimes professionally and sometimes in an artisanal way.
Cognac Skënderbeu is an Albanian cognac produced and degusted for the first time on September 1, 1967, by then government-owned Kantina Skënderbeu. [1]The alcohol is prepared and aged only in vats, tuns and barrels made by oak wood, which gives it its unique aroma, bouquet and special colour.
The largest producer of raki is Diageo; Yeni Rakı is the largest brand. [4] In many East Mediterranean and Balkan countries, the term raki is widely used to describe similar distilled alcoholic beverages. This shared terminology dates back to the Ottoman Empire, where "raki" became a generic term for distilled spirits. During Ottoman rule, the ...
The name tsikoudia derives from the Greek word for terebinth, referencing the plant’s historic use in flavouring spirits. In eastern Crete, it is colloquially known as raki (Greek: ρακή, romanized: rakí), a term borrowed from Turkish rakı and itself from Arabic arak (عرق), both meaning "distilled." This nomenclature reflects the ...
Trakai Island Castle (Lithuanian: Trakų salos pilis) is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis , and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great , who died in this castle in 1430.
Dundaga Castle: Dundaga: Talsi: Late 13th century Preserved In use Ēdole Castle: Ēdole Kuldīga: From 1264 to 1267 Preserved In use Embūte Castle: Embūte: South Kurzeme: Around 1265 Ruins Walls stand up to 7 meters high Grobiņa Castle: Grobiņa: South Kurzeme: 1253 Ruins A wooden castle before 1265 Nurmuiža Castle: Lauciene: Talsi: Around ...
It was a ringfort with a courtyard area of 3,600 m 2 (39,000 sq ft), and the only stone castle on Saaremaa. [2] [3] The nearby Lõve River was an actively used waterway for the Oeselians. [4] Henry of Livonia referred to the leaders of Valjala as nobiles, a term usually reserved for the Western European nobility. [5]
When a museum curator is found dead from having a stone gargoyle dropped on him, Beckett, Castle, and the team must answer the question of whether the killer is a jealous colleague, a jilted lover, the publicity-hungry museum director, or the curse of an ancient mummy whose tomb promises death for anyone who looks upon its face, as Castle ...