Arrack

Arrack is a distilled alcoholic drink from Southeast Asia made in India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Arrack was first mentioned in Sanskrit texts around 1,200 BCE.

Arrack can be made either from sugarcane, grain, fruit or coconut flowers.
The name possibly comes from the Areca Palm, which produces nuts that can be fermented into a wine.
In Sri Lanka, Arrack is made from the coconut palm, by extracting the sap of the unopened coconut flowers.
These ferment very quickly. The first distillation produces a wine with around 40% alcohol content. The second distillation increases it to anywhere above 60%.