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Laksoy (also spelled lacsoy), is a traditional Filipino distilled nipa palm liquor.It is derived from tubâ (palm toddy) made from nipa palm sap that has been aged for at least 48 hours.
According to Demeterio, early Visayans made five different kinds of liquor namely; Tuba, Kabawaran, Pangasi, Intus, and Alak. [4]Tuba, as said before, is a liquor made by boring a hole into the heart of a coconut palm which is then stored in bamboo canes.5 Furthermore, this method was brought to Mexico by Philippine tripulantes that escaped from Spanish trading ships.
Tubâ could be further distilled using a distinctive type of still into a palm liquor known as lambanóg (palm spirit) and laksoy (nipa). During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, lambanog and laksoy were inaccurately called vino de coco ("coconut wine") and vino de nipa ("nipa wine"), respectively, despite them being distilled liquor.
They also standardized the trade name of lambanóg to "Philippine palm brandy" (also "Philippine coco palm brandy"). This was due to the fact that they were distilled (and thus not wines ); as well as concerns about the local prejudice against "native drinks" (which are generally known as vino or bino ) which could affect their marketability.
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Destileria Limtuaco opened a museum dedicated to its history on February 6, 2018. The museum is hosted inside a stone house in Intramuros, Manila. [9] [10] In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Destileria Limtuaco introduced its own line of disinfectant alcohol in anticipation of lowered demand for alcoholic beverages. [11]
Red Horse is the first extra-strong beer brand in the Philippines. It is a high-alcohol lager of the San Miguel Brewery, with an alcohol content of 6.9% abv. [2]Red Horse comes is various sizes, including the flagship 500 (500ml, regular), the discontinued Colt (250ml), the smaller Stallion (330ml), in Litro (1000ml), and in cans (330ml).
Worldwide consumption in 2019 was equal to 5.5 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older. [6] This is a decrease from the 5.7 litres in 2010. Distilled alcoholic beverages are the most consumed, followed by beer and wines .