Ouzini

Ouzini

Ouzini

Mixed drink using only ingredients from Cyprus

The ouzini is a mixed alcoholic cocktail invented by the novelist Michael Paraskos as an alternative national drink of Cyprus to the ubiquitous brandy sour.[1][2]

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Using only native Cypriot ingredients, including Cypriot ouzo, the drink was invented in response to a campaign launched in 2014 by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation to encourage restaurants in Cyprus to offer customers Cypriot cuisine.[3] According to Paraskos the drink tastes "like liquid aniseed balls", referring to the traditional boiled sweet, and is "ideal for a hot Cypriot evening before dinner."[1]

The drink is featured heavily in Michael Paraskos's novel In Search of Sixpence.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Michael Paraskos (19 April 2015). "A perfect sundowner to replace the tired old brandy sour". The Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Lucie Robson, 'A good story will be the Ouzini's strongest ingredient', in The Cyprus Weekly (Cyprus newspaper), 1 May 2015
  3. [3]
    Evie Andreou (3 August 2014). "A foodie destination". The Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  4. [4]
    Michael Paraskos, In Search of Sixpence (London: Friction Fiction)

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