Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think I'll have to try some. I always thought that it was the same as Arabian Arak and Turkish Raki - with a strong flavour of aniseed, which I don't particularly like. Cheers Douglas On 06.01.2011 20:36, Henning Wulff wrote: > I've had Malaysian arrack, Indonesian arrack (from > date palm flowers). As is mostly the case with these > things, quality was, to put it mildly, variable. Also > alcohol content. Some Balinese arrack was outstanding. > > Similarly in Nepal I've had rakshi (millet) of > various qualities, with some being again quite good. > > > >> Jayanand >> >> Thanks - the name arak or arrack is actually from >> the Malay language - and >> is used by the Malays of Ceylon - they >> were sent by the Dutch colonial masters from >> Indonesia and are similar to >> those in Cape Town or Cape Malays >> >> The Ceylonese arak are more refined >> >> Cheers / Joseph >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg at leica-users.org] >> On Behalf Of >> Jayanand Govindaraj >> Sent: Thursday, 6 January, 2011 11:27 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] What REAL MEN drink! >> >> Joseph, >> Yes it is - and there are many flavours here made >> from palm nut, >> coconut and cashewnut to name a few, and like all >> booze, you get from >> the undrinkable garbage to the triple distilled >> stuff that smells OK. >> My favourite is one made from the Mahua flower in >> Central India, it >> has a very delicate taste, and never gives you a >> hangover. When the >> flowers fall off the tree, they ferment, and deer, >> bears and other >> forest animals eat it up and get high. I have also >> seen elephants >> drunk on rice beer in Assam creating havoc, so this >> is probably not >> just a human thing! >> >> A month ago I was in Sri Lanka and I picked up a >> bottle of aged (5 >> years) coconut arrack, called VSOA (Very Special >> Aged Arrack) - and it >> is superb, with a taste to rival a decent single >> malt, and it cost >> only US$8 a bottle! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >>