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  2. Arak (drink) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Rakı - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Arrack - Wikipedia

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    One of the longest established arrack companies in Indonesia is the Batavia Arak Company (Dutch Batavia-Arak Maatschappij), which was already in business by 1872, became a limited liability company in 1901, and was still operating in the early 1950s. The Batavia Arak Company also exported arack to the Netherlands and had an office in Amsterdam.

  5. Aragh Sagi - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Khamr - Wikipedia

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    According to a hadith where Imam Ahmad recorded what Abu Maysarah said, the verses came after requests by Umar to Allah, to "Give us a clear ruling regarding Al-Khamr!" [13] Many Muslims believe the verses were revealed over time in this order to gradually nudge Muslim converts away from drunkenness and towards total sobriety, as to ban alcohol abruptly would have been too harsh and impractical.

  7. List of methanol poisoning incidents - Wikipedia

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    In 2013 three people died and one suffered partial blindness when they ingested a home-made beverage containing methanol. [5]In 1997 two people from Central Australia died and two survived after ingesting a drink made from methanol and other alcoholic beverages.

  8. Salvadora persica - Wikipedia

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    Salvadora persica is a small tree or shrub with a crooked trunk, [3] [need quotation to verify] typically 6–7 metres (20–23 ft) in height. [1] Its bark is scabrous and cracked, whitish with pendulous extremities.

  9. Alcohol in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    However, the production and consumption of alcohol (arak) has been a tradition since the time of Hang Tuah in the 15th century. [8] In the 20th century, palm toddy was popular among the local Indian and Chinese communities. The Chinese also made samsu rice wine. The British brought their own traditional brewed alcoholic drinks, such as beer and ...