How Sri Lanka’s arrack coconut spirit went upmarket  Source: BBC News Sri Lanka’s arrack producers are trying to take the spirit upmarket Distilled from the sap of the coconut flower, Sri Lankan arrack has been a local favourite for centuries. But now its makers are trying to take the spirit global, writes the BBC’s Ayeshea Perera in Colombo. It’s served in some of London’s most fashionable restaurants, like Dishoom and Hoppers. And the late food and travel writer Anthony Bourdain described it as tasting like “a marriage of bourbon and rum, but with a stronger, burning kick and a mysterious bouquet”. Yet the makers of Sri Lankan arrack – best described as a dark coconut rum – believe it is still punching far below its weight when it comes to international recognition and appreciation. For years, arrack was considered too “low class” to be taken seriously as a premium ...

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eLanka Newsletter: April 2019 1st edition: Sri Lankans in Australia – News, Photos, Events & Articles Please click here or on the image below to read this week’s eLanka Newsletter eLanka Newsletter: April 2019 1st edition eLanka, Lankan-Australian “News-King”: Always read eLanka! (Circulation 20,000 plus members! – The Largest Sri Lankan News Circulation in Australia!) You can also view this email in your browser Welcome to eLanka News – for the Sri Lankan Down Under! (If you are based outside of Australia… enjoy the News from the Lankans Down Under!) eLanka Articles Yasodai Selvakumaran – Western Sydney teacher named among top 10 in the world Yasodai Selvakumaran, a humanities teacher at Rooty Hill High School, has been named in the top 10 teachers in the world, taking her a step closer to the $US1 million Global Teacher Prize…………. “OUR ALMA MATER” – BY Des Kelly As we quickly approach yet ...

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Colombo No 7 & London Dry Gin & Ceylon Arrack Distributed in Australia By: Exquisite Liquors Pty Ltd. Tel: +612 8076 5858 Email: sales@exquisiteliquors.com.au Colombo No: 7 London Dry Gin   Colombo No: 7 London Dry Gin SEVEN INGREDIENTS COMBINING THE UNIQUE TO CREATE THE DISTINCT Colombo Gin consists of just seven simple spices and botanicals – each with a unique role. Together, they create a complex aroma and distinctive taste. Primary Ingredients: juniper berries, coriander seed, angelica and liquorice root. Secondary Ingredients: Sri Lankan cinnamon bark, curry leaves. Tertiary Ingredients: ginger root. Colombo Gin is a definitive London Dry Gin with an unusual list of ingredients. The juniper is distinctive in taste and aroma; surrounded by a beautiful medley of subtle spice notes that, together, create an unexpected harmony. Our gin is handcrafted in small batches from copper pot stills to create a distinctively exceptional, distilled London Dry Gin.   THE ELEPHANT AND THE LION THE INTRIGUE OF ANCIENT GAJA-SINGHA ...

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