El Namroud

El Namroud
Aged El Namroud arak
TypeArak
ManufacturerEl Namroud distillery
DistributorIBBL Spirit Limited, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola[1]
Country of origin Israel
Alcohol by volume 50%
ColourClear, Yellow
FlavourAnise

El Namroud is a Lebanese-Israeli brand of arak, manufactured in the eponymous distillery in the Goren Industrial Area, Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council, in the Upper Galilee. The distillery was founded by Elias Karam,[2] one of the South Lebanon Army militiamen who fled to Israel after the year 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon, with aid from General Antoine Lahad,[3] a relative of Karam.

For religious kashrut purposes, the actual work in all steps of preparing the arak is done by Jews, with the Lebanese experts contributing the knowledge and supervising the work.[3]

Varieties

The distillery produces two varieties of arak: the clear Arak El Namroud and the golden-colored Aged Arak El Namroud, matured in oak wine barrels for six months.[2]

References

  1. ^ "El Namroud distillery (Israel)". Wine Terroirs. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b Ben Zion, Ilan (13 April 2015). "Israeli's Craft Distilleries Are Giving Arak a Second Life". Munchies. munchies.vice.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Cantor, Andrea (1 January 2013). "Sip This: A New Twist on an Old Taste". Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.


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