Cocktail · Türkiye
Rakı
Serve Turkish rakı with cold water in exact oz and ml measures, following the traditional dilution and ice-ordering ritual.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Anise spirit
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) rakı
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) cold water
Garnish
No garnish
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add rakı and cold water to the highball glass and stir once.
- 3Serve immediately without a garnish.
The story behind Rakı
Rakı is Türkiye’s anise spirit and the centerpiece of long, food-filled meyhane meals. Dilution with cold water creates its characteristic white color, earning it the nickname “lion’s milk.”