Melissanidi
"The procedure of the production is traditional and the recipes are secret. Natural spring water from Kaimaktsalan mountain is the key ingredient along with other carefully selected raw materials."
Our Story
1922
The distiller Thanassis Nikolaidis arrived in Aridaia from Asia Minor
1924
Thanasis transferred his knowledge and art to Aridaia and established the distillery
1936
Thanasis’ son, Fotis Nikolaidis together with Pavlos Melissanidis were associated and continued the tradition
1945
Paul died, so Fotis continued on his own
1964
George Melissanidis, son of Pavlos Melissanidis, entered the distillery
1965
The four distillers of Aridea joined forces and created the Aridea distillers’ association
1980
Three of the four families left and Melissanidi family continued, George and his nephew Chrysanthos Andronikos
2002
Dimitris Melissanidis, son of George, took over the business
2015
Chrysanthos leaved the distillery
2015
Nopi Romanidou, wife of Dimitris, joined the distillery
2017
Melissanidi distillery acquired its first pot still for tsipouro distillation and distilled Tsipouro Arhontiko for the first time
