Muaddi Artisanal Levantine Arak

Traditional, small batch craft Arak produced in Bethlehem, West Bank by Nader Muaddi. 700ml bottles, 53% abv.

The Muaddi Craft Distillery uses four indigenous Palestinian white grape varietals to make the base wine for Arak Muaddi– Dabouki, Zeini, Hamdani and Jandali. Grapes are harvested by hand in late September/ early October.

Immediately after all of the sugar has been converted into alcohol, the base wine is pumped into a direct-fire, Arabian alembic pot still, where it is triple distilled. For the third distillation, the spirit is pumped into the still along with locally sourced, green aniseed. The ethanol and anethole (aniseed oil) are vaporized simultaneously and condensed into one spirit.

The spirit is then matured for a minimum of 12 months prior to bottling at which point the spirit is diluted to 53% abv with Jordan Valley spring water.