arak

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The Indonesian authorities have responded to the poisonings by cracking down on home distillers of arak, a cheap and potent spirit.

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  • Lebanon is famous for its red wine, but Alcazar, in the gentle levant of Encino, also serves oceans of arak, an anise-scented Lebanese liquor that turns milky when you stir it with ice and cool water. —  LA Weekly | Complete Issue
  • Toast the season with kosher-for-Passover premium vodka, cranberry vodka, cherry arak and traditional arak, newly available from Zachlawi, a micro-distillery in Ocean Grove, N.J. These flavorful spirits are hand-crafted in the traditional centuries-old style.
  • The arak, a Middle Eastern drink with a long history, is best enjoyed as an apertif before meals.
  • Pada mulanya saya tidak perasan akan perkara ini tetapi bila Abdul Rahman Celcom hantar pesanan Yahoochat pada saya pagi tadi meminta saya mengulas artikel terbarunya menghentam UMNO, maka saya membuat kajian saya tersendiri dan memang geram melihat manusia manusia yang di raikan orang sebagai pembesar pembesar Tanah Melayu ini rupanya terdiri dari mereka yang mentekedarah hasil pembuatan dan penjualan arak terbesar di negara yang mendabik dada sebagai negara Islam di rantau ini. —  SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
  • Anda perlu mengadakan kenduri majlis kesyukuran kerana terlepas bala musibah mendaulatkan seorang tauke kilang arak! —  SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
 

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