Inventor of Metaxa brandy: Who is Spyros Metaxas?

(1843-1909) Spyros Metaxa was born on the Greek island of Kefalonia. In 1888 he created a wine-blended brandy known as "Metaxa". The company expanded in a short time and exported to the world.

After his death, his sons continued to run the business, which was the only Greek industry to survive the two World Wars without going bankrupt.

Metaxa is a Greek spirit invented by Spyros Metaxas in 1888. It is exported to over 65 countries and it is among the 100 strongest spirit brands worldwide.

A coin was found during the foundation excavation of the first factory in 1888. The pattern on this coin was later used on the label of Metaxa bottles. The symbol depicts Salaminomaho (Salamina warrior), an Ancient Greek warrior figure carved on that found coin.

The Metaxa brand was sold in 1989 to Grand Metropolitan, a British drinks group (now rebranded as Diageo), and was later sold to the Remy Cointreau group.

Although Metaxa is produced only in Greece today, it was also produced in Istanbul and Odessa during the Ottoman Empire. Metaxa is the first drink to be exported to 65 countries at the same time.

"Every cognac is a brandy, but not every brandy is a cognac."

The difference between cognac and brandy is best explained by this saying. Cognac brandy is made in the Cognac region of France. Brandies are made using the same technique in all wine-growing countries of the world, and each has its own flavor. Various flavorings can also be added to many brandies.

The most interesting and original of the brandies is Metaxa of the Greeks…

Metaxa, which has been around since 1888 and was also produced in Ottoman Istanbul for a while, is a mixture of aged grape alcohols, aged Samos muscadine wines, alcohol-soaked rose petals, and a few secret herbs. That's why it has a unique scent and taste…

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