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Sounds likely, doesn't it? But I'm far from being an expert!

Oh - I was talking about arrak as an alternative spelling for airag, as that was how I first encountered it - in a German children's book. Never knew about the Indonesian rum 'til today. Perhaps all the names go back to the Arabic (araq)?

Thanks, trivet--apparently arak and arrak *are* very different beverages. The latter is used to create various liqueurs, but isn't one itself, as I understand it.

Not sure about airag--is it really a liqueur? I'll add for now. :-)

airag - Mongolian fermented mare's milk? It starts mild, but can be distilled enough to pack a punch. I've also seen arrak, even though it is pretty far from meeralee's arak...

Good one! Thanks, meeralee!

What about arak? They drink it in the Middle East -- it's a grape-based alcohol flavored with aniseed and mixed with water before sipping.

I think it's pretty foul, myself. :-)

Thanks, sionnach--checked yours out and all are brand names--except I haven't quite figured out chartreuse just yet. I think it's both (generic and brand), if that makes sense. Too bad. :-(

benedictine,chartreuse,strega,campari,midori hard to know what's generic and what's not

Thanks. It's making me thirsty. ;-)

Interesting list!