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Costas Raptis and Mike Gerrard of Travel Distilled in front of Metaxa's Number One barrel at their distillery cellar in Athens, Greece

Tasting Metaxa with the Master

Travel Distilled enjoys a tasting of Metaxa in Athens with Metaxa Master, Costas Raptis, only the 5th Metaxa Master since the founding of the company in 1888.

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Aris Chatziantoniou of the MoMix Bar Kerameikos in Athens

Metaxa Mixology in Athens

Two of the best cocktail bars in Athens, MoMix Kerameikos and The Clumsies, are making creative cocktails using that most Greek of Greek spirits, Metaxa.

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Making Rakomelo on Crete

Travel Distilled visits Crete and learns the secrets of using raki to make rakomelo.

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