Rakomelo Recipe
Raki warmed with honey, cinnamon and cloves — drunk hot in Crete all winter, and treated as medicine as much as drink.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Irish coffee mug
- ABV: 14%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Rakomelo60 ml
- Honey20 ml
- Cinnamon stick1 piece
- Cloves3 piece
- Cold water60 ml
How to Make It
- Warm the water with the honey and spices until the honey dissolves.
- Take it off the heat and stir in the rakomelo.
- Strain out the spices.
- Serve in a warm mug with a cinnamon stick.
Garnish
Cinnamon stick
The Story
Cretan households make it from their own tsikoudia each autumn; every family insists their spice ratio is the correct one.
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