The 38 makers in the Atlas of Arak & Tuak
A complete text directory of the 38 producers mapped in the Atlas of Arak & Tuak. The interactive map above needs JavaScript; this list carries the same makers - name, town and products - in plain text.
- FA Udiyana (Dewi Sri) (FA Udiyana - Dewi Sri) - Sanur, Denpasar Selatan, Denpasar, Bali - Brem Bali, Arak Bali and liqueur under the Dewi Sri label
- Iwak Arumery (Iwak Arumery) - Karangasem, Bali - Double-distilled arak Bali infused with fruit and spices (Origine, Aveugle, Ameritha, Berries)
- Desa Les (Les Village) - Les, Tejakula, Buleleng, Bali - Arak Bali from lontar palm sap
- Desa Tri Eka Buana (Tri Eka Buana Village) - Tri Eka Buana, Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali - Arak Bali (palm/lontar and coconut nira distillate)
- Ciu Bekonang (Ciu Bekonang (Desa Bekonang)) - Bekonang (Mojolaban, Sukoharjo), Central Java - Ciu, a molasses/sugarcane-based distilled spirit (traditional arak-type); today mostly redistilled to 70-90% ethanol under permit for medical, industrial and bioethanol use
- Sophia (Sopia) - Pemprov NTT / BLU Universitas Nusa Cendana (Sophia (Sopia) - NTT Provincial Govt / Nusa Cendana University Public Service Agency) - Kupang City (Undana research lab); raw spirit sourced from Insana, North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara - Sophia - re-distilled/purified traditional sopi palm spirit, 40% ABV, labeled bottle; flagship legalized NTT brand
- Cap Tikus 1978 (PT Jobubu Jarum Minahasa Tbk) (Cap Tikus 1978 (PT Jobubu Jarum Minahasa Tbk)) - Minahasa Selatan Regency (Amurang), North Sulawesi - Cap Tikus 1978 - distilled sugar-palm (aren) spirit, 45% ABV; legalized bottled Minahasa arak
- Tuak Batak Balige (Balige lapo tuak) - Balige, North Sumatra - Naturally fermented aren/enau palm-sap tuak, drunk fresh in lapo tuak (traditional Batak tuak houses); bittered with raru bark
- Tuak Batak Tarutung (Tarutung tuak (maragat)) - Tarutung, North Sumatra - Fermented aren/enau palm-sap tuak tapped via the maragat/paragat tradition; centre of everyday lapo-tuak drinking in the Tapanuli highlands
- Arakbica (Twalen's) (Arakbica by Twalen's) - Badung (sourcing Sidemen, Karangasem), Bali - Arak Bali blended with Kintamani cold-brew coffee
- Desa Bondalem (Bondalem Village) - Bondalem, Tejakula, Buleleng, Bali - Arak Bali from lontar palm sap
- Desa Adat Merita (Merita Customary Village) - Merita, Abang, Karangasem, Bali - Arak Api Merita (nira/lontar distillate)
- Desa Pakisan (Pakisan Village) - Pakisan, Kubutambahan, Buleleng, Bali - Arak Bali from arenga (aren) palm sap
- Sajeng Patala (Koperasi Arak Semeton Bali) (Sajeng Patala - Koperasi Arak Semeton Bali) - Sibetan, Bebandem, Karangasem, Bali - Single-origin aren-palm arak Bali, 30-day rested, charcoal-filtered, spice-blended
- Desa Telagatawang (Telagatawang Village) - Telagatawang, Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali - Arak Tradisional Telagatawang (nira distillate)
- Gedang Kluthuk Nusantara (Kluthuk Nusantara) - Sentul (Bekonang), Mojolaban, Central Java - Ciu / traditional spirit from rice and sugarcane, plus a signature banana (gedhang kluthuk) variant; largest surviving Bekonang producer, operates on an ethanol permit
- Baram Dayak Ngaju (Baram (Dayak Ngaju fermented wine), Kahayan and Katingan basins) - Kahayan and Katingan river basins (Palangka Raya), Central Kalimantan - Baram / baram tuak, fermented glutinous-rice-and-palm wine, about 3-10% ABV; regional distilled arak also produced
- Tuak Tuban (siwalan/lontar) (Tuak Tuban) - Tuban, East Java - Fermented palm wine tapped from siwalan (lontar) flower stalks; sold fresh as sweet legen and, once fermented, as alcoholic tuak (sometimes with babakan bark added)
- BM Moke (CV The Bottle) (BM Moke (CV The Bottle)) - Sikka Regency (Maumere), Flores, East Nusa Tenggara - BM Moke - bottled distilled lontar/koli palm spirit (moke) of Sikka, Class C, 40% ABV; legally circulating nationally
- Pulau Kisar (Kisar Island) - Kisar Island (Wonreli), Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku - Sopi (distilled palm spirit); documented as the largest sopi-supplying source into NTT
- Kepulauan Tanimbar (Saumlaki / Tanimbar Selatan) (Tanimbar Islands (Saumlaki / South Tanimbar)) - Saumlaki, South Tanimbar District, Tanimbar Islands Regency, Maluku - Sopi Tanimbar (distilled palm spirit); traditional distilling communities in Selaru, Tanimbar Selatan, Fordata, Molu Maru
- Saguer dan Cap Tikus Kawangkoan (Kawangkoan saguer and cap tikus (Minahasa)) - Kawangkoan, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi - Saguer, naturally fermented seho/aren palm sap (about 4-5% ABV, national intangible cultural heritage 2021); distilled locally into cap tikus
- Desa Wanga (Wanga Village) - Wanga Village, Motoling Timur District, Minahasa Selatan Regency, North Sulawesi - Cap tikus (distilled aren-palm spirit); source village for the 'Wangae' branded/upgraded cap tikus
- Tuak Lumban Siagian (Lumban Siagian tuak) - Lumban Siagian (Siatas Barita), North Sumatra - Village-level fermented aren-sap tuak; cited in ethnographic research as a community with an especially strong lapo-tuak sociability
- Tuak Batak Samosir (Samosir lapo tuak) - Tuk Tuk (Samosir), North Sumatra - Fresh aren/enau palm-sap tuak served in lapo tuak across Samosir island, the Toba-Batak ancestral heartland
- Ballo Tala Jeneponto (Jeneponto ballo (ballo tala / ballo tanning)) - Jeneponto (Bontosunggu), South Sulawesi - Ballo, fermented sap of the tala (lontar) palm, including the sweeter ballo tanning; a mainstay local livelihood
- Desa Wisata Potok Tengan Kandora (Potok Tengan Kandora Tourism Village) - Mengkendek, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi - Ballo (tuak), fermented aren/lontar palm sap served in bamboo, offered as a village heritage tourism product
- Sentra Ballo Tana Toraja (Tana Toraja ballo heartland (Rembon area)) - Rembon district area, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi - Ballo (tuak), fermented aren/lontar/nipa palm sap, sold roadside and as a household livelihood
- Tuak Dayak Kanayatn (Dayak Kanayatn tuak (Landak / Mempawah / Kubu Raya)) - Landak (Ngabang) area, West Kalimantan - Tuak, fermented palm sap (nira) or black glutinous rice; central to the Naik Dango harvest thanksgiving
- Karangasem Spirit (Karangasem Arak Bali - Karangasem Spirit) - Karangasem, Bali - Arak Lontar Palm Spirit (40%), Arak Kelapa, Arak Aren, Arak Beras
- Perajin Ciu Ngombakan-Karangwuni (Ngombakan-Karangwuni ciu makers (Polokarto)) - Ngombakan / Karangwuni (Polokarto), Central Java - Cane-molasses ciu / ethanol distilled by home producers; the secondary Sukoharjo production cluster beside Bekonang
- Desa Habi (Rumah Produksi Moke 'Kuwu Habi') (Habi Village (Kuwu Habi moke production house)) - Habi Village, Kangae District, Sikka Regency, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara - Moke (distilled lontar-palm spirit); traditional bamboo-still production house documented as gastronomic-tourism asset
- Moke Legend of Maumere (Moke Legend of Maumere) - Maumere, Sikka Regency, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara - Moke Legend of Maumere - professionalized bottled moke (distilled lontar-palm spirit) with measured ABV and hygienic processing; sold as Flores souvenir/craft spirit
- Desa Raanan Baru Satu (Raanan Baru Satu Village) - Raanan Baru Satu Village, Motoling Barat District, Minahasa Selatan Regency, North Sulawesi - Cap tikus (distilled aren-palm spirit); majority of villagers are cap-tikus farmers/distillers
- Kelurahan Ranomea (Ranomea Urban-Village) - Ranomea, Amurang Timur District, Minahasa Selatan Regency, North Sulawesi - Cap tikus (distilled aren-palm spirit); documented cap-tikus farming livelihood
- Desa Wiau Lapi (Wiau Lapi Village) - Wiau Lapi Village, Tareran District, Minahasa Selatan Regency, North Sulawesi - Cap tikus (distilled aren-palm spirit); village distilleries tied to the Kulung-Kulung waterfall tourism area
- Ballo Tala Gowa (Gowa ballo (tala/lontar palm)) - Gowa (Sungguminasa), South Sulawesi - Ballo, fermented tala (lontar) palm sap, from a tree also processed into palm sugar
- Ballo Rantepao (Rantepao ballo tradition (North Toraja)) - Rantepao, North Toraja, South Sulawesi - Ballo (tuak), fermented palm-sap wine sold at local markets and served in bamboo