Metaxa, a Greek spirit dating back to 1888, is completely different from any other brown spirit. Greek Savatiano, Sultanina and Black Corinth grapes are dried in the sun and fermented to produce a sort of wine base, which is double-distilled and put to rest into Limousin oak casks. Then this brandy is blended with Greek Muscat wine with an infusion of botanicals, including rose petals. The mixture is left to age again for at least 6 months.