Massaya, Arak, NV Reorder or just a quiet evening

or just a quiet evening and a Burgundy glass worthy of the pour

and long aging arcs

The acidity is perfectly balanced

This is a blend of Cabernet Franc

It’s more Chablis than porch-pounder

Massaya, Arak, NV Reorder or just a quiet eveningAdd water and watch it turn white. Arak is Lebanon's national spirit and its most theatrical: crystal clear in the bottle, it goes milky the instant water hits it, as the aniseed oils drop out of solution. Massaya, based in the Bekaa Valley, makes theirs the traditional way, distilling from grapes, redistilling with green aniseed, then letting the spirit rest in clay jars, which is what turns it from firecracker into something you can actually sit