Tsipouro Tales: A personal guide to Skiathos living. (Life on a Greek Island)

I have mentioned tsipouro many times in my Skiathos Newsletters and my autobiography, but some (many?) of you may not know exactly what tsipouro is.It is a distillation of either wine, or a secondary fermentation of grape skins after the wine has been drained off.Tsipouro is still made in the traditional way, and is purer than ouzo, and is always drunk in combination with food. This is the famous “tsipouro and mezedes”, which is a specialty of dining out in the Central Greece area.One of the most important aspects of Greek life is eating, drinking, and good conversation (good company). Of these the most important is good company, but is nearly always accompanied by food and drink – thus tsipouro and mezedes.I hope you get a flavour of it via this book. Read more