List of Where To Buy Raki In South Africa 2024-2025
What is Raki?
Rakı or raki is an alcoholic drink made of twice-distilled grapes and anise. It is the national drink of Turkey as well as many regions of Greece, especially Crete.
It is also popular in other Balkan countries as an apéritif as well as in Kazakhstan. It is often served with seafood or meze.
Where To Buy Raki In South Africa?
Raki Supermarket
Address: Orange Grove, Johannesburg, 2192
Liquor City – The Liquor Boys
Address: 2 Burg St, Boksburg, Johannesburg, 1459
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Fri
Phone: 011 306 9999
Bar Keeper Liquor Store – Cape Town
Address: 103 Strand St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Fri
Phone: 021 422 1024
Me-raki Home Decor and Gifts
Address: 372 Barry Hertzog St, Eldoraigne, Centurion, 0157
Hours :Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Fri
Phone: 082 492 8917
EDWARD SNELL & CO. LTD
Address: 48 Broad St, North End, Gqeberha, 6000
Phone: 0860 252 252
Cornwall
Address: 187 Main Rd, Martindale, Johannesburg, 2092
Phone: 011 477 4850
How much does rakı cost?
The tax on a one-liter bottle of Raki, Turkey’s historic national aniseed-flavored alcoholic beverage now stands at R221.05.
This brings the total price of a liter of Raki to TL200 or R517.85 . The average minimum wage worker in Turkey would have to work 3 days to purchase a legal bottle of Raki.
What is the best raki?
The best-known rakı brand is the Yeni Rakı, but other brands are good like the Yeşil Efe (made from grapes) or the Tekirdağ Rakı. You can also try the Kulüp Rakı, the preferred brand of Atatürk, though a bit more expensive.
Does raki get you drunk?
It tastes fruity and has a balanced flavor of aniseed aroma which can be drunk even by the most discerning rakı consumer.
This fresh grape-made rakı tastes like ouzo with higher alcohol content. So if you ever tried Ouzo you will be familiar with the taste of Efe brand Turkish raki.
Is Raki an Armenian?
In the Armenian Diaspora, oghi refers to the aniseed-flavored distilled alcoholic drink called arak in the Middle East, rakı in Turkey, or ouzo in Greece.