The distillery

The distillery

It was in 1896 when Efstratios Samaras relocated his distillery from Prussa, Asia Minor and opened it in Papados, Gera. Ever since, Mytilene has been enveloped in aromas and sensations. He was an expert in the art of distillation and produced ouzo of unique quality which soon acquired loyal friends.

Nowadays, the fourth generation of distillers still upholds the family tradition with the proper respect, remaining faithful to its founder’s principles and values in producing the famous Samara Ouzo of Mytilene. The Samara Distillery fully conforms to the current legislation and hygiene regulations, possessing modern technological equipment and a sense of responsibility towards consumers, while it remains unspoilt through time.

Our vision: A bottle of Samaras ouzo on every table.

Our mission: Crafting premium quality ouzo.

Our principles: Offer our consumers highly nutritional products responsibly crafted, raise the worth of our collaborators, maintain consistent relations with our clients based on openness ad mutual trust.

124 years of history and tradition

1896

Efstratios Samaras founds our company.

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1950

Nikolaos Samaras becomes the company’s director.

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1972

Company management is undertaken by Maria, niece to Nikolaos Samaras, and her husband Panagiotis Anagnostou.

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1977

Our company moves to its new, privately-owned facilities in Papados, Lesvos.

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1995

Our distillery becomes a Societé Anonyme (S.A.)

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1997

Dimitris Anagnostou assumes the responsibilities of Commercial Manager.

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2002

We complete our investment in new, state-of-the-art equipment.

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2003

We establish our southern Greece sales department.

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2005

Our first export to Cyprus take place.

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2011

Establishment of our bonded warehouse.

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2015

JANNEC S.A becomes our exclusive partner for Greece (Lesvos not included).

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2019

Official release of the innovative product Ouzo Choris

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2020

Dimitris Anagnostou assumes the position of president & CEO of the company

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2022

The company obtains food safety certification, according to the ISO 22000:2018 standard by TÜV Austria-Hellas.

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