The under-the-radar town of Hiriketiya in Sri Lanka has epic surfing, buzzing beach bars, and gorgeous sunsets.

The signature Old & Smoked, made with Sri Lankan arrack, is a favorite, as is the Cherry Cherry Cola, topped with coconut foam. Dig into a selection of “Podi Plates,” including the smoked pork ...

The hotel bar specializes in arrack-based drinks, and the food menu includes babath, a tripe dish prepared with coconut and lemongrass rooted in Sri Lanka’s Malay community. Doubles start at $ ...

The kappi martini blends Ceylon arrack with coffee liqueur and cinnamon ... It upsets me that I’ve not been to Sri Lanka: endlessly warm, I hear, and tropical. I’ll get there eventually.

In a bid to attract over 40% of the country’s illicit liquor drinkers into a much safer drinking culture the Department of Excise is mulling to introduce a new ‘quarter’ bottle with a lesser strength ...

Several months ago, as I listened to the election give and take—some giving it and others taking it—as though they had consumed expensive arrack from some distillers ... Is it permissible for the Sri ...