Advice for Tasting
El Massaya may stand alone as on aperitif or accompany meals.
In order to appreciate it fully during the meals, fill one third of the glass with this superior arak and top off two thirds of fresh water and then add several ice cubes.
The mezze is usually a combination of flavors difficult to pair with wines.
Therefore, we recommend El Massaya arak with the traditional Lebanese mezze.
Indeed, the aniseed taste refreshes the palate and makes every bite a great experience
Advice for aperitif and cocktails
for aperitif, El Massaya can be sipped as “allongé”. For that, add up to six times water to this premium arak and fill it up with ice. Or we recommend very refreshing cocktails for the sunny days.
Just follow the recipes below:
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Blue Massaya
35ml El Massaya
15 ml blue curacao
5 ml rose water
Stir and Strain into a martini
long orange twist
Mint Pause
1 measure of El Massaya
1 measure of peppermint
4 measures of water
Fill a glass with crushed ice and pour on it the cocktail, using mint leaves for decoration
Tomato Pause
2 measures of tomato juice
1 measure of El Massaya
1 spoonful of lemon juice
1 spoonful of Worcestershire
One pinch of salt
One pinch of pepper
One hint of Tabasco
Sunrise Pause
1 measure of El Massaya
1 measure of grenadine
Orange juice to complete |
Jallab Arak
1 measure of Arak El Massaya
2 measures of Jallab
1 measure Vodka
1 measure cream
Oriental nights
1 measure of El Massaya
2 measures of crème de cassis
Zest of orange
Schweppes to taste to complete
Klabauter man
1 measure of El Massaya
2 measures of Porto
Drop of lime juice
Heat the above and pour on a glass containing candy sugar
Add 1 cinnamon roll in the glass |
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Any time you come to Massaya Lebanon, it is our duty
to show you the arak premises -distillery, ageing area, bottling area….
we firmly believe that transparency reinforces trust