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  2. 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.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Ki Hajar Dewantara - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Ki Hadjar Dewantara in front of Sekolah Tamansiswa. Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat (EYD: Suwardi Suryaningrat); from 1922 also known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara (EYD: Ki Hajar Dewantara), which is also written as Ki Hajar Dewantoro to reflect its Javanese pronunciation (2 May 1889 in Pakualaman – 26 April 1959 in Yogyakarta), was a leading Indonesian independence movement activist ...

  5. Alcohol in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Fancy bottled Arak Bali as souvenir.. Since ancient times, local alcoholic beverages were developed by natives in the archipelago.Some panels in 9th century Borobudur bas-reliefs depicted drink vendors, warung (small restaurant), and there is a panel depicting a building with people drinking (possibly alcoholic beverages), dancing and having fun, seeming to depict a tavern or lodging house.

  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. 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.

  8. Well drink - Wikipedia

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    The high shelves behind the bartender at New Orleans' Superior bar display the establishment's expensive, "top shelf" liquor brands. A rail or well drink is usually served when a customer does not specify that a particular brand of liquor be used.

  9. Liquor - Wikipedia

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    An old whiskey still A display of various liquors in a supermarket Some single-drink liquor bottles available in Germany. Liquor (/ ˈ l ɪ k ər / LIK-ər, sometimes hard liquor), spirits, distilled spirits, or spiritous liquor are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.