In this March 16, 2019 photo, Bruce Khabbazi, the owner of the Persian Empire Distillery, center left, serves 'Arak Saggi' to a man in a traditional Iranian "Qashqai" nomadic clothing, at the Arya ...

TAANAYEL, Lebanon – Every part of Lebanon's national drink, arak, is infused with tradition — from distilling the aniseed-tinged liquor to the ritual of mixing it at the table, when the transparent ...

Arak might just be one of the most interesting spirits you’ve never heard of – and the Middle Eastern drink is having a revival across the globe. The anise-flavored liquor is one of the oldest spirits ...

In this Saturday Sept. 8, 2018 photo, a Lebanese man drinks arak from a traditional glass pitcher during a festival that celebrates Lebanon's national alcoholic drink, in the town of Taanayel, east ...

When you order arak service at Zakia, a bottle is brought to you tableside on a golden cart—it’s an event, a presentation. “Would you like me to prepare this?” your server will ask before gently ...

As the clocks throughout Tel Aviv's constellation of liquor stores struck 23:00 last night, and the townspeople lugged home their final bottles of 35-to-40-shekel Arak, a rare summertime sadness ...

WHAT is Islam's greatest gift to the world? The faith of the Koran, Muslims will promptly say—along, some would add, with the Arabic language. Yet it may be that the single most pervasive legacy of ...

PETERBOROUGH, OntarioPETERBOROUGH, Ontario — Long before its teetotaler Islamic clerical rulers banned the consumption of alcohol, Iran had a vibrant drinking heritage. In fact, as early as 550 BC, ...