Friday 17 October 2008

Rakia Sourced From Outside Bulgaria - Trakia Label

Surfing for Rakia information I came across a Swiss food mail order website called SP Drinks Limited (www.21food.com)

The main company was establish in Switzerland 1983 and manufacture and own the brand 'Roxxoff' drinks along with a wide range of other alcohol beverages including Rakia.

Their window of sale is quoted here:

Model No.: Rakia

Product Origin: Balkan area

Description:
Rakia Sourced From Outside Bulgaria - Trakia LabelTraditional Balkan spirit beverage made under traditional Trakia region receipt, locally called RAKIA produced by means of fermentation and distillation of wine material matured into oak barrels for 1-5 years.

By taste it is soft, pleasant, with good ending characteristics of the grape brandy. We also produce traditional Balkan Fruit spirit beverage made under traditional receipt, same locally called RAKIA, produced by means of fermentation and distillation of fruit material.


I thought it funny that Rakia was under Model No.!


There is a company under the umbrella of SP Drinks Limited based in Cyprus who also have a website and mial order facility for the Trakia Rakia. They advertise it with the following description:

This is a traditional spirit beverage made under the label of 'Trakia' locally called "RAKIA" produced by means of fermentation and distillation of Wine material.


They also have a newer site although this site doesn't actual sell or give prices of the Rakia when you enquire. I think they may well order from somewhere else when they get orders themselves. Here is the site's link anyway


So if you are in Cyprus where the stock is based, you know where to find your Rakia.

Whilst looking up Trakia, I found that my new hometown Yambol is in the Trakia region and picked up some traditional Trakia music on my travels.

Here is one of them which originates from the Yambol part of Trakia country.


A brief background of the music is given here:

This is from a family of dances usually danced to 5/16 or 5/8 (Q S) rhythm and found in a large area spanning Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, and beyond. It is the classic "aksak" (Turkish for limping) dance and rhythm. Its various forms reflect local preferences. This one is from the Yambol region in Trakia.


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