Is it in any way related to ouzo? The name raki is close to the balkan rakija - but the wiki page doesn't suggest that they are alike.
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I see, I didn't have an appropriate glass to hand, but it was disgusting. I've never liked anything liquorice-flavoured though. It was a spur of the moment purchase from duty free in Istanbul airport.
