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Areke

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Clear home-distilled grain spirit, strong and smoky, poured at rites of passage

Ethiopia Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Distilled from grain fermented with gesho leaves in village stills; also called katikala, it is served at weddings, funerals and saints’ days.

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What is Areke?

Areke is a wine & spirit from Ethiopia: clear home-distilled grain spirit, strong and smoky, poured at rites of passage. Distilled from grain fermented with gesho leaves in village stills; also called katikala, it is served at weddings, funerals and saints’ days.

Made with

barleymaize

Cooked

distilled

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