The story of international spirits is the story of culture — of the specific plants, grains, and fruits that grow in specific soils, distilled by specific people using techniques refined over generations, drunk in specific ways at specific moments that have meaning within their community.
Turkish raki is not simply an anise spirit. It is the drink of the meze table, poured slowly across hours of conversation, inseparable from the food culture that surrounds it. Greek ouzo is not simply raki's cousin. It is the product of a distinct distillation tradition, a specific botanical philosophy, and a Protected Geographical Indication that can only be granted to spirits produced in Greece. Balkan rakija is not simply brandy. It is a family of fruit spirits so specific to their place of origin that every valley in Croatia has its own preferred fruit, its own copper still, and its own argument about whose version is best.
Understanding these distinctions — and caring about them — is what separates The Liquory from a generic imported bottle shop. We stock what we stock because we've tried it, because we understand where it comes from, and because we believe that Australian drinkers deserve access to the best bottles the world has to offer.
Our distillery range spans over a dozen categories and products from more than 20 countries. Whether you're searching for a specific bottle you discovered overseas, exploring a spirit category for the first time, or adding something exceptional to a serious home collection, this is where the search ends. Free shipping on orders over $300, dispatched from our Sydney warehouse in Western Sydney, NSW.