Cyprus - Popular Drinks

Ouza - Sweet and aniseed flavoured, ouzo turns a milky white when water is added. An acquired taste.

Zivania  - Brace yourself for this fiery, grappa-style spirit. Not to be consumed in quantity:

Brandy - Drunk on its own or in a variety of cocktails. The brandy sour is the island's own cocktail and very palatable.

Wine - Red and white wines from Cyprus are generally unpretentious, quaffable and cheap, am quality continues to improve.

Filfar - This sticky-sweet liqueur, distilled from Cyprus oranges, is best enjoyed with coffee.

Mosphilo - Unique to Cyprus, mosphilo is a sweet-sour liqueur distilled from the red berries of the hawthorn tree.

Beers  - KEO, the local brew, is a light lager, served on tap everywhere. Carlsberg lager, under licence in Cyprus, needs no introduction. Guinness and other imports are on tap in some resorts.

Coffee - Choose from espresso, filter coffee or ellinikos kafes, served in a tiny cup and thick with sugar and caffeine.

Cocktails - From the brandy sour to the saucy Sex on the Beach, Cypriot bars offer an extensive cocktail list.

Soft Drinks - All the big-brand soft drinks, plus convincing local imitations, are available