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Raki is the name given to several kinds of alcoholic beverages [1].
Raki is an Arabic anise-flavored liqueur. It is also a hard liquor as strong as vodka but made from fruit that is popular throughout the Balkans, which may not be anise-flavored.
Several names referring (sometimes mistakenly) to these drinks include: ouzo, tsikoudia, tsipouro, the Cretan Spirit, "good water", rakia, rakija (šljivovica for the plum brandy).
In Turkey raki is generally drunk mixed with an equal part of water. When the water is added the mixture turns a whitish colour, which is where the drink gets its alternative name Lion's Milk from.
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