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The Rakia Site

http://therakiasite.com

A site that is dedicated to rakia from Bulgaria. It is filled with information about rakia from how it is made to where you can get it. It also has articles that give a sidewards look at rakia not just only about the spirit.

• Added on: Aug 4th, 2008
• Country: Bulgaria
• Language: English

• Author: Martin Miller-Yianni
• Listed in: Cocktails and Spirits Food & Drink
• Tags: Drink spirit bulgaria bulgarian grapes rakia

Recent Posts

• No Hike On Bulgarian Home Made Rakia

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 14:22 in United States, beer, ethanol, alcohol, accounting, tax, taxation, excise

  Hot off the press. There is to be no increase in the tax on home made rakia and many thousands of Bulgarians were sweating on the result! We can sigh a breath of relieve now and enjoy another season of harvesting crops without fear of a hike. It does...

• Rakia and Aspirin - A Magical Cure For Aches

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 12:12 in home, Drink, alcohol, bulgaria, aspirin, rakia, alcohol by volume

  Aspirin + Rakia = HealthThere is a Bulgarian medical recipe that cures aches and pains and of course involves rakia. This was found out when our Baba had back pains and we knew there was some 2 litres of rakia kept to one side from the last distillin...

• Yet More Reasons For No Tax On Homemade Rakia

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 11:14 in bulgaria, agriculture, economic, excise, finance minister, government budget, boyko borisov, simeon djankov

  Yet more resistance from high level oln why no tax should be shoved in homemade rakia in Bulgaria. It is quite clear that this is a major political hot potato. What I can't understand is why the suggestion was made in the first place or maybe I can. ...

• 1 BGN Leva Tax On Commercial Rakia For Increased Government Revenue

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 13:47 in trade, vat, distillation, litre, bulgarians, value added tax, alcoholic beverage, bulgarian language

  I was shocked when I first saw this report thinking that the Bulgarian government had gone back on their word. I quickly realised that this applies to commercial rakia distillers and does not affect home distilled rakia - PHEW!1 BGN Leva however does...

• Taxing Home Made Rakia Is A False Economy

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 07:16 in Government, bulgaria, tax, prime minister, rakia, tax avoidance and tax evasion

  This recent report repeats to a tee my own thoughts on the taxing of rakia in Bulgaria. It is a false economy and unfair taxation will give a knee jerk to the government coffers as the reaction will be tax evasion nationwide. All Bulgarians are prayi...

• Increase On Home Made Rakia Duty Proposed In Bulgaria

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 13:02 in health, advocacy, tax, tobacco, cigarette, underground economy, tobacco smoking, specific substances

  Here's the latest news on Rakia duty that was promised to be unchanged by Boris Boyko the Prime Minister. Well at least the first 30 litres of home distilled rakia anyway. This will not stop the production of over 30 litres and no duty being paid as ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Dan O. De Ment

I joined your neighborhood, Martin...your blog is very pleasant and homey. I like reading about others cultures. Good Job and keep it up.

Dan O. De Ment

Posted: August 15th, 2008 | More Reviews From dan0808 | Report This Comment

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