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The Instacart guide to arrack
Did you know that the Instacart app lets you order your favorite arrack and have it sent right to your door? You can also pick it up at the nearest store. When you order arrack through the Instacart app, you can conserve some of your precious time and make your life a little easier.
About arrack
Arrack, sometimes spelled “arak” or “araq,” is a spirit produced in India and Southeast Asia. It's made from the fermented sap of coconut flowers, sugarcane, rice, or fruit. Arrack means liquor or distilled spirits in Hindi, and the region produces several varieties of the drink. During the Ottoman Empire, many Muslims drank arrack because wine was forbidden. Arrack didn't come from grapes, so it wasn't considered sinful. Today, people make homemade versions of the spirit. The strength of arrack can vary from 30% to over 50% alcohol by volume.
Types of arrack
Different regions brew different types of arrack. Ceylon arrack comes from Sri Lanka, which was known as Ceylon until 1972. Also known as palm wine, this type of arrack is made from palm sap, which is released by the stems of a coconut tree when the buds are removed. People call the sap toddy, and toddy tappers climb the trees up to 80 feet to harvest it. Each stem can produce 3 quarts of sap per day, and the toddy tappers collect it by attaching clay pots to the stems.
Since the sap contains natural yeasts, it starts to ferment soon after harvesting, and distillation begins in just hours. After distillation, the Ceylon arrack is aged in wood vats. The entire process happens by hand, making Ceylon arrack an artisanal product.
Balinese arrack or Bali arrack is also made from palm sap like Ceylon arrack. The fermented sap is called tuak, and it can come from coconut palm, sugar palm, or lontar palm trees.
Indonesian arrack can be made from almost anything. Like vodka, most of the flavor is removed during distillation, making this type of arrack a great mixer. On the Indonesian island of Madura, bottlers often include a snake because people believe it makes the spirit stronger.
Distilled arrack with honey and citrus is called arak madu. Hindus often use these drinks in religious ceremonies, and they're usually diluted with up to 70% water. Batavia arrack comes from the island of Java, and it's made with molasses, a byproduct of sugarcane production. The earliest known type of arrack, it's also made with water, dried cakes of red rice, yeast, and other fungi. Like Ceylon arrack, it's usually aged in wood barrels or vats before sale.
The name Batavia comes from the Dutch name for the capital of Indonesia. Today, it's called Jakarta, and many manufacturers still make arrack there. The Dutch East India Company traded arrack, and it's still popular in the Netherlands. In Egypt, arrack is made from dates. In Mongolia, it's known as airag or koumiss, a traditional wine made from fermented mare's milk. It only yields about one-tenth of the alcohol of a substance with more starches like sugarcane. It's usually distilled once, but some Mongolian arrack undergoes two or three distillations.
Helpful tips for choosing great arrack
Arrack made from sugarcane and molasses tastes similar to rum, and it's actually a type of rum. Arrack from coconut palms often tastes like coconuts. When you order via Instacart, look for a reputable brand to avoid drinking contaminated arrack from an unskilled distiller.
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FAQs about arrack
“Arak” can refer to arrack in general or a spirit in Turkey and the rest of the Middle East that's also called raki. This liquor is made with anise and raisins, figs, sugar beets, molasses, or grapes. It's clear, but the anise oil in it makes it a cloudy color when you add water. People call arak Lion's Milk or The Milk of the Brave because of this phenomenon.
Arrack was the original alcohol in used punch, and it still tastes great with fruit juice or ginger beer. You can also try a Tusker, which is made with arrack, lime, peach bitters, and egg whites, or a Tusker Margarita, which is made with arrack, orange marmalade, Triple Sec, and lime juice. The Island Currency contains pineapple juice, paprika syrup, and arrack. After dinner, enjoy the Kandy with crème de cacao, vanilla, Frangelico, and an orange twist. The Arrack Strap comes with blackstrap rum, Batavia arrack, sweet vermouth, Campari, demerara syrup, mole bitters, orange bitters, and an orange twist.
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