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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 ...
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.
The term raki entered English from Turkish rakı. [5] The Arabic word arak (Arabic: عرق), means "distilled", other variants being araka, araki, ariki. [6] The Teleuts, who are a Turkic ethnic group living in Siberia, use the term arakı for wine and other alcoholic drinks. [7] In Ancient Greek the grape was called ῥάξ (Greek pronunciation:).
Aragh (عرق, "Arak") are aromatic liquids that are produced by distillation from herbs and seeds, for example mint or anise.Traditional Aragh Sagi that was made in Iran is only with Raisins, like the Premium Arak(Saggi) from CyrusProducts [4] distilled in the Netherlands.
"Leysh Nat' Arak" (English: "Why Are We Fighting") is a world music song performed by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. The song was written by Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Attiah Ahlan and produced by Transglobal Underground for the Atlas' debut album Diaspora (1995). It was released as a single in 1995. [1]
Similar aperitifs include sambuca (from Italy), pastis (from France), oghi (from Armenia), rakı (from Turkey), Mastika (from Bulgaria) and arak (from the Levant). Its aniseed flavour is also similar to the anise-flavoured liqueur of anís and the stronger spirits of absinthe (from France and Switzerland).
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Some believe the word punch/punsch came from a loanword from Persian panj, meaning "five", as punch was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. [5] Others believe the word originates from the English puncheon, which was a volumetric description for certain sized barrels used to transport alcohol ...