Craft Distilling

Cyprus as a Spirits Origin

Cyprus is often described as small, niche, or emerging in the spirits world. That framing is wrong. In spirits, credibility is not created by scale.It is created by coherence. Across established spirits regions, the same elements consistently define credibility: raw materials, climate, production discipline, and a clear narrative of origin. Cyprus has all four. What […]

Kythrea Cyprus Whisky – From Field to Bottle

One of the founding goals of our distillery was to create an authentic Cypriot whisky—a whisky whose production begins and ends in Cyprus. From the cultivation of local cereals to distillation, maturation, and bottling, every stage of the process takes place on the island. Our research began more than six years ago, with the systematic […]

What Craft Distilling Really Means – and Why It Matters

Being the first craft distillery in Cyprus it is important to define what a "craft" distillery is and what it does. Ιn Cyprus, the term “craft ” distilling is a relatively new one, even though many wine producers have been “craft” distilling zivania (the local unaged grape brandy) at their homes for centuries. So, is “craft” distilling another recycled marketing buzzword to justify higher prices, or is there a real connection between craft distilling and high-quality spirits?