Gallery Rakia (33 images) : Distillery, owned by 'Uncle Spass', in the mountains of Sopot, Bulgaria. Here they produce the famous Rakia for mainly the local market. After the distilling is done, which might take a few hours, the Rakia has around 70% of alcohol.  Read more on wikipedia.



Distillery  Sopot. Photo Rob te Riet

 Distillery Sopot

Rakia. Photo Rob te Riet

 Rakia

Filling the boiler. Photo Rob te Riet

 Filling the boiler

Starting the work. Photo Rob te Riet

 Starting the work

The fire starts. Photo Rob te Riet

 The fire starts

Filling the boiler. Photo Rob te Riet

 Filling the boiler

Add water. Photo Rob te Riet

 Add water

Closing boiler. Photo Rob te Riet

 Closing boiler

Uncle Spass. Photo Rob te Riet

 Uncle Spass

Boilers all set. Photo Rob te Riet

 Boilers all set

Heating. Photo Rob te Riet

 Heating

Uncle Spass. Photo Rob te Riet

 Uncle Spass

First liquid. Photo Rob te Riet

 First liquid

Measuring. Photo Rob te Riet

 Measuring

Heating up. Photo Rob te Riet

 Heating up

Rakia. Photo Rob te Riet

 Rakia

First taste. Photo Rob te Riet

 First taste

First taste. Photo Rob te Riet

 First taste

Spass. Photo Rob te Riet

 Spass

More heating. Photo Rob te Riet

 More heating

Heating. Photo Rob te Riet

 Heating

More wood. Photo Rob te Riet

 More wood

Rakia running. Photo Rob te Riet

 Rakia running

Check alcohol. Photo Rob te Riet

 Check alcohol

Job done. Photo Rob te Riet

 Job done

Collecting. Photo Rob te Riet

 Collecting

Release pressure. Photo Rob te Riet

 Release pressure

Steamy boilers. Photo Rob te Riet

 Steamy boilers

Relaxing time. Photo Rob te Riet

 Relaxing time

Uncle Spass. Photo Rob te Riet

 Uncle Spass

After party. Photo Rob te Riet

 After party

Small Party. Photo Rob te Riet

 Small Party

The Rakia Man. Photo Rob te Riet

 The Rakia Man