අරක්කු යනු දකුණු ආසියාවේ සහ අග්නිදිග ආසියාවේ සමහර රටවල දක්නට ලැබෙන ආසවනය කල රන් පැහැ වර්ගයකි. fruit, , , or the of .
වදන පිලිබඳව
The word itself is derived from the Arabic word (عرق, ‛araq), which means "sweat" or "strong liquor" (and in the මැද පෙරදිග is usually made from ).
පොල් අරක්කු
Milky sap is taken from the flowers of trees before the flowers bloom. The sap quickly ferments to become a mildly alcoholic drink called "tuak", “toddy” or “,” which is then distilled in vats made of wood (usually or ). The end product is a spirit whose taste is usually described as “somewhere between and .” It is generally distilled to between 33% and 50% alcohol by volume (66 to 100 ).
Coconut arrack is traditionally drunk either straight or with water, but it is also taken with , , , and in .
විවිධ රටවල අරක්කු වර්ග
ශ්රී ලංකා
In Sri Lanka, arrack is the most popular local alcoholic beverage. Most of the less expensive brands are a blend of coconut arrack and . Some of the brands are
- V.S.O.A. ("Very Special Old Arrack")
- පොල් අරක්කු (පොල්)
- Old Reserve
- අති විශේ6ෂ (ගල්)
- Double Distilled
The main alcohol production companies are:
- DCSL (සංස්ථා)
- Mendis
- IDL
- Rockland
Sri Lankan arrack is now being bottled in the UK for a European launch.
Notes
- Ceylon Arrack Bottled in UK 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 September 2009
- 1828 Webster's Dictionary