Tsipouro

A funeral of sorts is taking place at the Kitros Salt Pit in Pieria, northern Greece, as local mussel farmers bury their harvest, lamenting the massive loss of 80% of this year's yield. On this overcast day, the harbor is quiet; instead of collecting mussels, the growers sit in cafes, desolately sipping tsipouro and nibbling on meze.

An investigative magistrate in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, ordered on Saturday the jailing of a 46-year-old driver who hit a family of three on Wednesday while driving drunk.

He is expected to be taken to a prison in central Greece.

The 46-year-old is being prosecuted for DUI resulting in serious bodily harm and bodily harm due to negligence. He is expected to appear before an investigative magistrate for questioning. 

He reportedly claimed to the prosecutor that he had drunk a single glass of tsipouro and mentioned that he works with his mother in a cleaning crew.

The seafood meze, ouzo, tsipouro, and good company are always welcome, especially on weekends when we want to relax from the week’s hustle. If home cooking isn’t your strong suit and you feel like going out with friends in the city center, by the sea, or even to the northern parts of town, we suggest some value-for-money spots.

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More ouzo, tsipouro and raki produced by Greek distilleries than ever before went to consumers outside Greece in 2022, as a historic record was set in exports of Greek alcoholic beverages.

Exports were higher in value and quantity not only compared to 2021 but also to 2019, the last year before the outbreak of the pandemic.

The Greek distillery industry is brimming with optimism as Greek beverages are gaining an increasing foothold domestically and abroad. From 2019 to 2022, exports rose 22%, spearheaded by ouzo.