Greek drinks

9 recipes from across Heart Athens. Each one opens where it sits, next to the place, dish or dictionary entry it belongs to.

DrinkEllinikos kafes (Greek coffee)Finely ground coffee brought slowly to the foam in a briki, poured with its kaimaki into a small cup.Serves: 1 · Time: 2 min prep, 5 min cook · on Eat and DrinkDrinkFrappe (Greek iced instant coffee)A frothy iced instant coffee drink shaken with sugar and a little water; a Greek cafe staple invented at the 1957 Thessaloniki trade fair.Serves: 1 · Time: 5 min, no cooking · on Taste of AthensDrinkFreddo espresso (shaken iced espresso)A double shot of espresso, shaken hard over ice until it forms a thick, tan crema, then poured into a tall glass: Athens' everyday cold coffee.Serves: 1 · Time: 5 min, no separate cook time (espresso is pulled fresh) · on Taste of AthensDrinkMetaxa Sour (classic Greek brandy cocktail)Metaxa brandy shaken with lemon juice and sugar syrup, dry shaken first with egg white to build the foam.Serves: 1 · Time: 5 min prep, no cooking · on Taste of AthensDrinkOuzo, served the traditional wayOuzo lengthened with cold water until it turns cloudy, ice added afterwards, drunk alongside small meze plates.Serves: 1 · Time: 5 min, no cooking · on Eat and DrinkDrinkPortokalada and lemonada (homemade orange and lemon cordial)Bottled orange and lemon sodas, the default soft drinks in a kafeneio.Serves: about 1 litre of cordial · Time: 20 min prep, 30 min cooling · on A to Z GuideDrinkRakomelo (warmed raki with honey and spice)Raki or tsipouro warmed with honey, spices and sometimes cinnamon or cloves, drunk in winter as a short warming glass.Serves: 4 small glasses · Time: 10 min · on A to Z GuideDrinkTsai tou vounou (Greek mountain tea)Greek mountain tea, an infusion of dried sideritis flowers, served plain or with honey and widely drunk for colds.Serves: 2 · Time: 10 min · on A to Z GuideDrinkVisinada (sour cherry cordial)A sour cherry cordial diluted with cold water, a traditional nonalcoholic summer drink also served over the spoon sweet it comes from.Serves: about 1 litre of syrup · Time: 20 min prep, overnight standing, 25 min cooking · on A to Z Guide

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