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Arrack is a distilled alcoholic drink typically produced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, made from the fermented sap of coconut flowers or sugarcane, and also with grain (e.g. red rice) or fruit depending upon the country of origin. It is sometimes spelled arak, [1] or simply referred to as 'rack or 'rak. [2]
It is made by the mixing of spirits (arrack, brandy or rum) with arrak tea (lemon and spices), sugar, and water, [2] and was first brought to Sweden from Java in 1733. The spirit arrack is the base ingredient in most punsches, also imported into Europe by the Dutch from their colony in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. [3]
Arak is traditionally made of grapes and aniseed (the seeds of the anise plant); when crushed, their oil provides arak with a slight licorice taste. [1] Dates, figs, and other fruits are sometimes added. [2] Typically, arak is a minimum of 50% alcohol by volume (ABV), and can be up to 70% ABV (126 proof). [2] A 53% ABV is considered typical. [3 ...
Toddy (or taddy) is an alcoholic beverage made from the sap of palm trees, and arrack refers to strong spirits made traditionally from fermented fruit juices, and the sap of the palm tree. In the Indian state of Goa, a locally produced cashew flavored drink Feni is popular among locals and the tourists. In Assam it is known as 'Sulai'.
Many a liquor connoisseur has compared it to the high-end Grey Goose — in part because it's made in the same distillery — but get this: It outranks the higher-end brand in most face-offs.
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.
Candy is mostly made of sugar and corn syrup, but it also contains salt, sesame oil, honey, artificial flavor, food colorings, gelatin and confectioner’s glaze.
Desi daru (Hindi: देसी दारू), also known as country liquor or Indian-made Indian liquor (IMIL), is a local category of liquor produced on the Indian subcontinent, as opposed to Indian-made foreign liquor. Due to cheap prices, country liquor is the most popular alcoholic beverage among the impoverished people.