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Arak Bali

Clear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honey

Indonesia Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Distilled by Balinese households from coconut or lontar palm sap; used in Hindu offerings and legalised for regulated small producers in 2020.

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What is Arak Bali?

Arak Bali is a wine & spirit from Indonesia: clear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honey. Distilled by Balinese households from coconut or lontar palm sap; used in Hindu offerings and legalised for regulated small producers in 2020.

Made with

rice

Cooked

distilled

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