"Arrack" Quotes from Famous Books
... keep, as it becomes sour in about two days; when, by exposure to the sun, it is converted into excellent vinegar. When boiled in its recent state, it is converted into another liquor, called orraqua by the Indians; from which they distil a spirituous liquor called arrack, which many people prefer to the other liquor of the same name distilled from rice in India, which is so well known and so much ... — A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 • Robert Kerr |