raki
From The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails
is an aniseed-flavored spirit, typically distilled from grapes, that is popular in Turkey and the surrounding region. See also anise spirits; distillation, history;, Middle East.
This definition is from The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails, edited by David Wondrich (Editor-in-Chief) and Noah Rothbaum (Associate Editor).