The story of tsipouro and tsikoudia is a fairy tale that has it all: A kind-hearted mother who cares for her children (the land with the vineyards producing the grapes), good fairies (fermentation) and evil wizards (souring) fighting to see who will prevail.

Magic and elves (transforming must into wine), dragons that breathe fire and mist (distillation pot) and, in the end, redemption, the miracle, the tear of the Virgin Mary (the pure distillate flowing from the still).

And all this set in a smoky scene with low lighting, in a makeshift shed at the edge of the yard, on the cold nights of early winter, accompanied by laughter and songs... Welcome to the world of Greek distillates!

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]