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47of74

(18,470 posts) Tue May 29, 2012, 08:52 PM May 2012

Lookie what I received for my birthday

Brings back fond memories of Turkey.

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Lookie what I received for my birthday (Original Post) 47of74 May 2012 OP

Happy Birthday! um.........what kind of drink is it? CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

Raki! 47of74 May 2012 #2

Ah, very cool! Enjoy your bottle of Raki! n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #4

Happy Birthday! Sanity Claws May 2012 #3

It's actually a couple weeks from now 47of74 May 2012 #6

Is that like ouzo? rug May 2012 #5

Yes, kind of... 47of74 May 2012 #7

Raki! Kali May 2012 #8

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,611 posts)

1. Happy Birthday! um.........what kind of drink is it?

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 08:57 PM

May 2012

I mean, I know it's alcohol........

Enjoy!

47of74

(18,470 posts)

2. Raki!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:04 PM

May 2012

It's a bottle of Rakı.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,611 posts)

4. Ah, very cool! Enjoy your bottle of Raki! n/t

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #2)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:27 PM

May 2012

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)

3. Happy Birthday!

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:10 PM

May 2012

When was your birthday? Mine was Saturday.

47of74

(18,470 posts)

6. It's actually a couple weeks from now

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #3)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:49 PM

May 2012

This is an early present.

rug

(82,333 posts)

5. Is that like ouzo?

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:31 PM

May 2012

47of74

(18,470 posts)

7. Yes, kind of...

Reply to rug (Reply #5)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:50 PM

May 2012

Raki is anise-flavored like ouzo. Not having had ouzo before I couldn't tell you how similar they are.

Kali

(55,007 posts)

8. Raki!

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 11:10 PM

May 2012

Serefe

be sure to eat some cacik before/with so you don't get a hangover

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