Communists forced him to leave Harbin, Manchuria, where he had made vodka for 24 years. Metaxas said: “The Communists took my home, my distillery, and all my property in Harbin. “But if the Government will give me a permit I will restart my business in Sydney. “I will distil real Russian vodka. I am sure there are many vodka drinkers in this country.”
Greek wants to brew Vodka here
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Sydney. July 12: A wealthy Greek will seek a permit to distil Russian vodka in Sydney. He is Spiro Metaxas, nephew of a former Prime Minister of Greece, who arrived in Sydney on Saturday. The article was published in the Barrier Daily Truth, Broken Hill, Tue 13 Jul 1954