PEOPLE / CORFU
ΚONSTANTINOS LAZARIS
CONTINUING CORFIOT TRADITIONS
Made by hand, in small batches, Lazaris Distillery and Artisan Sweets produces liquers and Corfiot sweets that use the finest, purest ingredients, following age old traditions. We caught up with its owner Konstantinos Lazaris to talk about this pioneering company. Can you describe the summers that you spent on the island of Corfu, just as you remember them from when you were a child? My childhood memories are filled with saltiness, playing games on the beach and feeling totally carefree. I would stay with my grandparents during the summer period and I remember the smell of my grandmother's cooking, as well as the smells coming from the
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kitchens in the houses around us. I will never forget the taste of nougat or her kumquat jam – which she made herself – which she spread on hot bread everyday for breakfast. Domes Resorts & Reserves harmoniously combine local tradition with a relaxed, bohemian luxury style of stay and innovative experiences. Can you tell us about an unexpected combination of your products that you tried at Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, that surprised even you? Our company’s goal is that our products be part of a daily diet and that they ultimately provide enjoyment. It really is amazing what chefs and bartenders have done with our products by experimenting
with them and integrating our products into what they create. They know that what a visitor to the island really wants is a connection with the place they are visiting, and that is oftentimes through gastronomy. What the chefs and bartenders have achieved in this sense is so awesome that I can’t actually single out one example. Do you remember a comment you received about your company's trademark Lazaris Kumquat liqueur from a foreign visitor that really moved you? Before answering your question, I want to say - with regret – is that in recent years kumquat liqueur has become a somewhat low quality souvenir. The priority that myself and my team set ourselves is producing high quality prod-
Lazaris Distillery and Artisan Sweets' goal is that our products be part of a daily diet and that they ultimately provide enjoyment.
KOSTAS BARBADIMOS
Available at Domes Resorts & Reserves, Lazaris Distillery and Artisan Sweets are keeping the flavours and aromas of Corfu alive.
