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	Batavia Arrack
		The spirit called “arrack” is a difficult spirit to locate in some regions, but for a cocktail enthusiast it is a very important ingredient to acquire.
		Genuine arrack is made from palm sap and is closer in flavour to rum.
		Arrack and Batavia arrack are claimed to be distinctly different distillates, the former palm flower distillate, the latter sugarcane distillate yeasted with red rice.
	www.theartofdrink.com /blog/2006/10/batavia-arrack.php (1181 words)

	Arrack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arrack refers to the strong spirits distilled mainly in South and South East Asia from fermented fruits, grains, sugarcane, or the sap of coconuts or other palm trees.
		Arrack is traditionally taken straight or with water.
		Batavia Arrack is used as a component in herb liqueurs, bitter liqueurs, in Swedish Punsch, but also used in the confectionery industry and the flavour industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arrack (349 words)

	Arrack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Arrack was born and raised in the underground cave systems of the drow regime, in many ways he grew up in a normal Drow environment (normal for a drow that is..)
		Arrack liked this, but as time went on he thirsted for more power and fame for himself, he wanted more than the lords of the drow could or would give him.
		Standing at the entrance Arrack was surprised the sunlight, it was the first time he saw it and he didn't like it one bit, so quickly he clad himself in one of the guards fl robes and sneaked out of the caves.
	www.firedragon.com /shadowgate/players/arrack.htm (443 words)

	Punsch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When arrack — originally Indian strong liquor made eg from rice, sugarcane, palm sap, molasses, date juice, anise seed etc — was first introduced in Sweden in the 18th century, it became the main ingredient in a new popular drink mixture, called punsch.
		Arrack was imported from Java, Indonesia, where it was distilled by Chinese immigrants, who have kept the exact production process and ingredients a secret, all the way from the 18th century to our days.
		Punsch in the old days was made by mixing arrack with sugar, lemon and hot water — similar to the punches drunk in France, England and Germany.
	www.dlc.fi /~marianna/gourmet/punsch.htm (273 words)

	arrack - Encyclopedia.com
		arrack, strong spirits distilled chiefly in Asia from fermented fruits, grains, or sugarcane.
		They set fire to their village's arrack outlet, and, when attempts were made to...
		was opposition to the locally brewed "arrack" that spurred the overwhelming women's...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-arrack.html (1048 words)

	Arrack liquor
		Arrack is no other than a spirit produced by distillation from a vegetable juice called toddy, which flows out of the cocoanut tree.
		The liquor thus procured is the low wise of arrack; and distilled again to separate some of its watery parts, and rectify it to that very weak kind of proof spirit in which state we find it.
		Tungusian arrack is a spirituous liquor made by the Tartars of Tungusia, of mare's milk, left to sour, and afterwards distilled twice or thrice between two earthen pots closely stopped, whence the liquor runs through a small wooden pipe.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Household_Cyclopedia_of_General_Information/arrack_bhh.html (161 words)

	Forsburg Lab pombe Pages: S. pombe history
		Under this name, J. Smit submitted in January of 1923 an isolate of arrack yeast from an Batavian arrack factory to the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, the Central Depository for Fungi Cultures in the Netherlands.
		While arrack in China and in many other areas inhabited by Chinese (here, for example, on the island of Banka) is prepared, as is well known, from fermented rice, here [the rice] is used only as a supplement, and the otherwise almost-useless cane molasses [discarded by] sugar factories is used as the actual fermentation material.
		In the local arrack factories, the flail microbes appear as a constant accompaniment to molasses fermentation.
	www-rcf.usc.edu /~forsburg/history/eijkman.html (1617 words)

	arrack - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		arrack n : any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses [syn: arak]
		Rack arrack.] A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits.
		Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.
	dict.die.net /arrack (61 words)

	Anti-Arrack Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Today she is happy that her sons are not drinking and there are no more fights in the village because of arrack.
		She strongly feels that toddy should also be banned because it is destroying the lives of the lower sections of the society.
		She tells us that she had become completely wet with the arrack and the smell lingered on to her body for some days.
	www.uohyd.ernet.in /sss/dhistory/arrack/proj_case.html (1303 words)

	Readme: Darkstar One - Arrack Race - GamersHell.com
		The Arrack formed so-called 'Houses': these 'Houses' were gigantic family clans that sometimes included millions of members and they lived in cities beneath the surface.
		On their home planet these Arrack are frowned upon as rebels, outsiders who will never be able to re-join the House where they stemmed from.
		However, at the same time the sacrifice that these Arracks have made for their family clan is remembered with honor and praise.
	www.gamershell.com /infosheets/298694.html (494 words)

	Rediff On The NeT Business News: Ban-hit arrack consumers hit bigger, better booze-bottle in Kerala
		The much trumpeted arrack ban introduced in Kerala by the previous Congress-led United Democratic Front has been a failure, according to a study conducted by Dr M Kuttappan of the Centre for Tropical Studies.
		The illicit liquor flowed in packets from neighboring states as well as the interior areas of Kerala where it is brewed on a large-scale.
		The ban, on the other hand, has severely strained the budget of the arrack consumers, as they had to shell out more money for illicit arrack and the foreign liquor, which are the easy alternatives available, the study pointed out.
	www.rediff.com /business/1999/jan/05kerala.htm (792 words)

	The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Three die after drinking arrack; four taken ill
		According to the police, there are seven arrack shops in the village and the victims had bought the arrack from three of them.
		The villagers said that though they had staged a rasta roko on November 26 last year demanding that the arrack shops in the village be closed, the authorities had not responded.
		Arrack in such sachets is available even in grocery shops," an elderly man said.
	www.hindu.com /2004/08/20/stories/2004082016410300.htm (517 words)

	Tsikoudia (arrack) - Braoudakis
		The traditional Arrack cauldron in which we produce our Tsikoudia has been the same sine 1890.
		We have inherited from our ancestors the recipes for distilling the grapes, which today form the basis for the production of the world famous and unique Cretan product, Tsikoudia (arrack).
		All the kinds of our Tsikoudia do not include methyl alcohol, since we distinguish the grapes from the stems that produce this substance at distillation.
	www.braoudakis.gr /products/raki (138 words)

	Arrack Ships from DarkStar One - PC News
		The Arrack are a race resembling insects, and they have the ability to fold space and time to aid them during combat.
		The Arrack formed so-called 'Houses': these 'Houses' were gigantic family clans that sometimes included millions of members and they lived in cities beneath the surface.
		However, at the same time the sacrifice that these Arracks have made for their family clan is remembered with honor and praise.
	pc.gamezone.com /news/07_13_06_12_04PM.htm (646 words)

	UNION TERRITORY OF PONDICHERRY AND OTHERS v. P.V. SURESH AND OTHERS [1993] INSC 389; [1994] 2 SCC 70 (23 September 1993) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For the previous excise year, arrack was supplied at the rate of one decalitre for an annual bid of Rs 18,000.
		any particular quantity of arrack, nor is the administration under a statutory obligation to supply a particular quantity or all the quantity that may be asked for by the licensees.
		The change in the rate of supply of arrack has been necessitated on account of the concern of the Administration to ensure equitable distribution of arrack produced in the Pondicherry distilleries among the several licensees in the Union Territory.
	www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/1993/389.html (3534 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Liquor cos seek ban on arrack sale
		The arrack business is confined to the unorganised sector which makes it very difficult for the enforcement agencies to monitor and control this business effectively and in a transparent manner so as to capture its full revenue potential.
		"The arrack business is confined to the unorganised sector which makes it very difficult for the enforcement agencies to monitor and control this business effectively and in a transparent manner so as to capture its full revenue potential," Mr Haksar said.
		Unfortunately, the decision to ban arrack was not implemented and Karnataka continues to incur revenue loss from this relatively unregulated segment of the industry, Mr Haksar pointed out.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2006/05/23/stories/2006052303032100.htm (289 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Food and Drink
		Altbier is a style of bitter German beer produced in the ancient style of brewing using top-fermentation.
		Arrack is a coarse liquor manufactured in the East Indies from a large variety of substances, for example fermented rice or coconut juice.
		Arrack is transparent and the colour of straw and has a peculiar but agreeable taste and contains bewteen 52 and 54% alcohol.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/Q.HTM (3858 words)

	The Hindu : `Launch drive to eliminate Illicit arrack menace'
		Illicit arrack trade continues to hamper the electoral democracy in Cuddalore district, earning it the dubious distinction of being "one of the most sensitive districts in the country."
		If this odium was to be shed off, the illicit arrack menace should be rooted out, said the participants at an all-party meeting convened by the District Collector, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, here today.
		The Communist Party of India leader, T. Manivasagam, said those involved in the trade were acting as a decisive force to determine the course of elections.
	www.hindu.com /2004/02/20/stories/2004022003540300.htm (397 words)

	Infochange India News Features Wayanad: Arrack as distress trade
		Toddy is legal in Kerala, while arrack is banned.
		Uttaman's reading of the damage arrack is doing to his trade is quite accurate.
		Adding to the complexity is the illicit brewing of arrack in Wayanad's own villages.
	www.infochangeindia.org /features235.jsp (1236 words)

	Arrack, ‘Thirds’ battle IMFL
		The distillation of fake IMFL (known as ‘Thirds’ in liquor circle) and illicit arrack flourishes in cottage industries, causing several hooch tragedies and costing the exchequer dearly.
		According to industry bigwigs, the state is set to ban arrack sales from the next excise year and replace it with economy IMFL products as in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
		But arrack contractors want the government to increase the number of shops by setting up one outlet for 1,500 people (one outlet for 3,000 people at present) due to overwhelming public response.
	www.financialexpress.com /fe_full_story.php?content_id=138573 (457 words)

	Punsch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Punsch (also known as Arrack Punch, Caloric Punch, Swedish Punch or Swedish Punsch) is a traditional Swedish liquor produced from arrack, neutral spirits, sugar, water, and various flavorings.
		Arrack, originally a strong Indian liquor, came to Sweden in the 18th century imported from Java and it became the base ingredient for making punsch.
		The first ready-made punsch was sold in 1845 and initially the custom was to serve it warm, often together with yellow pea soup.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Punsch (198 words)

	CHINTAPALLI AGENCY TALUK ARRACK SALESCO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LT v. SECRETARY (FOOD AND AGRICULTURE) GOVT. OFANDHRA ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		To spread the co- operative movement at the village level the trials, in the various villages in the taluk, were also permitted to form their own village co-operative societies and to ask for grant of licences of their village shops in favour of the respective village societies and enter into the liquor trade.
		The area of operation of the appellant was provided in its bye-laws was for the entire taluk with a view to grant arrack licences to it in respect of all the arrack shops within the said taluk.
		Normally we would have remanded the revision petition to be disposed of by the Government in accordance with law and in the light of this judgment but since the period of the arrack licences will expire on 30th September, 1977, no useful purpose would be served by a remand.
	www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/1977/183.html (3482 words)

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		Later on after the pioneers had left the scene of their labours there came a new generation of businessmen whose stock in trade was arrack.
		Then there were the Coorays of Beruwela who were famous for their Double-Distilled Arrack and that very potent brand of Gin which reminds you of that very common term used by seasoned drinkers, "On the rocks".
		The largest arrack distillery in Sri Lanka is the Distillery Corporation of Sri Lanka at Seeduwa which is owned by that many faceted business tycoon, Harry Jayawardena.
	lakdiva.com /island/i980830/f2.htm (715 words)

	Getting punchy - alcoholic punch drinks Art Culinaire - Find Articles
		Notorious for showing up at large social gatherings and special events, punches are usually thought of as high-octane concoctions spiked with hard liquors or sparklers.
		As early as the 1600's, British sailors and settlers traveling throughout India came upon panch or paantsch (or "punch" as the Europeans pronounced it).
		The word paantsch in Hindustani means "five," which refers to the five original ingredients used in its make up--water, lime, sugar, spices, and arrack.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JAW/is_2002_Winter/ai_97429325 (545 words)

	Govt plans to ban arrack-Bangalore-Cities-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BANGALORE: The state government is contemplating banning the sale of arrack following a fall in revenue this year, Excise Minister M.M. Nanaiah said on Wednesday.
		He told reporters that the government had set a target of Rs 1,300 crore revenue from arrack auctions.
		If there is no revenue generation, we will review the arrack policy and the government may consider banning arrack in the state," he said.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow.asp?art_Id=13497745 (301 words)

	Ban on sale of arrack? - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told the Legislative Assembly that his government was keen on banning sale of arrack from the next year, if the entire House supported him on it.
		Quoting figures from the excise sector, he said the government has not yielded to any lobby in the contracts given for sale of arrack.
		While Chamarajanagar MLA Vatal Nagaraja felt the ban was necessary, Kolar MLA K Srinivas Gowda said a ban on arrack will create a divide between the rich and the poor as the latter cannot afford expensive drinks.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jul42006/state221134200673.asp (335 words)

	Spirited attack: Arrack trade to fill State coffers - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mr Siddaramaiah, who proposed several radical changes in the excise policy to tackle seconds menace and avoid tax evasion in the high revenue-yielding arrack sector, is planning to channelise all transactions in rectified and denatured spirit — raw material for arrack - through the Karnataka State Beverages Corporation.
		Besides, the excise duty for arrack will now be levied at the point of manufacture itself.
		The budget also intends to allow the market’s demand and supply forces themselves to determine the prices of rectified spirit as well as arrack instead of the present practice of the government administering the prices of arrack.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/july202004/s2.asp (484 words)

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