Metaxa was founded by Spyros Metaxa in 1888 on the outskirts of Athens, Greece. Spyros was born into a privileged family of Greek silk merchants. He was a man with adventurous spirit who travelled extensively, and dared to create something completely different gathering inspiration from his travels around the world and the different kind of spirits he enjoyed. Metaxa spirit is a blend of brandy, aged muscat, wines and Mediterranean botanicals, once expertly blended it is rested in Limousine oak casks until perfectly smooth. More than a 130-year history continues with the current master blender Constantinos Raptis, only the fifth master blender since Metaxa’s creation.
The emblem of Metaxa is The Salamina warrior and relates to the Battle of Salamina in 480 BC, when the Greek navy was outnumbered by Persian forces but despite the odds, fought off the invaders heroically. The Salamina warrior became a symbol of courage and risk-taking, the very same qualities of Spyros in building a brand which today is Greece’s largest exported spirit.
Exclusively to Prestige Drinks we also offer the option of engraving a photo or having a picture printed directly onto the bottle. Photo engraved pictures is a process of converting your image into a map of alternating shapes that once engraved presents a grey-scale replication of the image you provide, this service is available on photo engraved Metaxa 12 star and photo engraved Metaxa private reserve. The printed image option provides a full colour image printed directly onto the glass bottle and is available on picture personalised Metaxa 12 star and picture personalised Metaxa Private Reserve.
All Metaxa gifts can be ordered on next day delivery and there are options to add wooden gift boxes to complete your purchase. Take a look at the accessories category for the full list of wooden gift boxes.
