The 40 makers in the Atlas of Tuak & Lihing
A complete text directory of the 40 producers mapped in the Atlas of Tuak & Lihing. The interactive map above needs JavaScript; this list carries the same makers - name, town and products - in plain text.
- Kedai Tuak Awam (Jalan Sulaiman) (Kedai Tuak Awam, Johor Bahru (Mr. Maniam)) - Johor Bahru (Jalan Sulaiman), Johor - Fresh fermented coconut-palm toddy sold by the mug (RM3), jug and bottle (~5-10% ABV); the only fully licensed toddy shop in Johor Bahru city
- Nachi Toddy (Perkampungan Portugis) (Nachi Toddy, Portuguese Settlement Melaka) - Melaka (Portuguese Settlement), Malacca - Fresh coconut-palm toddy - a mixed-tree blend (~1-2% ABV) and a single old-tree tapping (~3-4%); also bottled 'Tuak Sarawak' rice wine (rice, galangal, ginger, cinnamon, ~6-10%)
- 戴明源 Tay Miang Guan / Tong Ah Distillery (Melaka Distillery) (Tay Miang Guan / Tong Ah Distillery - Melaka Samsu (est. 1908)) - Melaka (heritage core), Malacca - Melaka Samsu - Malaysia's only TRIPLE-distilled rice wine (三蒸米酒); a 53% dry 'vodka-like' expression plus 27% flavoured samsu (lychee, coffee, coconut, pandan, rose); rice base
- 裕利珍 Joo Lee Chan (JLC Wines) (Joo Lee Chan / JLC Wines - Chinese rice-wine distillery (est. 1906)) - Seremban, Negeri Sembilan - Premium Chinese rice wine (mijiu 米酒) and distilled rice spirit, made to the founder's 1906 method; the 'Hana' premium range; supplies the rice-wine base for Raksasa craft spirits
- Kedai Tuak Lorong Pasar (Market Lane Toddy Shop (Kedai Tuak Lorong Pasar)) - George Town (Market Lane), Penang - Fresh coconut-palm toddy (tuak/kallu) sold by the glass; a colonial-era Customs-licensed toddy outlet in inner George Town
- Haus of Lihing (HOL) (Haus of Lihing) - Papar, Sabah - Bottled Kadazan-Dusun lihing (glutinous rice wine), including flavoured lines
- Kampung Annah Rais (Rumah Panjang Bidayuh) (Annah Rais Bidayuh Longhouse) - Annah Rais, Padawan, Sarawak - Traditional Bidayuh tuak (rice wine) brewed and served to homestay guests
- ENDU Borneo (Endu Borneo) - Kuching, Sarawak - World's first sparkling tuak - carbonated tuak and roselle sparkling tuak
- Tuak Atelier (Tuak Atelier) - Miri, Sarawak - Small-batch vintaged tuak with fruit infusions (buah kantan, pisang manis, pandan, pineapple) and a Fusion Collection (blackcurrant, chrysanthemum, melon, caramel); miniatures
- Tuak Madis (Tuak Madis Borneo) - Kampung Beratok, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak - Bottled tuak in Original, Stout, Langkau (distilled), Grape, Roselle and Ginger varieties; ragi (yeast) cultured at own yeast house
- Borneo Premium Tuak (Borneo Premium Tuak) - Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur - Premium Original Tuak (glutinous rice, homemade fermentation starter) and Dragon Fruit Tuak
- Tuak Alus (Tuak Alus) - Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur - Tuak Laki (bold), Tuak Induk (palm-sugar sweet), Tuak Pandan; also supplied to bars for cocktails
- 新協興 Sin Hiap Hin (Sin Hiap Hin - heritage samsu liquor shop) - Melaka (Java Lane), Malacca - A four-generation samsu/liquor retailer selling locally-distilled rice-mash samsu by the glass and bottle; a living Malacca port-era institution
- Uncle Jeff Drinks (Uncle Jeff Drinks (Jeff Lau) - meadery) - Kampar, Perak - Craft honey mead (and kombucha) fermented from the producer's own Malaysian bee-farm honey
- Avasi Lihing (Avasi Lihing) - Telupid, Sabah - Bottled Sabah lihing (glutinous rice wine)
- Rumah Panjang Rungus Bavanggazo (Bavanggazo Rungus Longhouse) - Bavanggazo, Matunggong, Kudat, Sabah - Traditional Rungus rice wine (tapai / linutau) and bahar, brewed at the cultural longhouse
- Kasarahan Lihing (Kasarahan Lihing) - Sabah, Sabah - Bottled lihing including local-fruit-flavoured varieties (Local Fruit of Borneo range)
- Lihing Nilyn (Lihing Nilyn) - Penampang, Sabah - Homemade bottled lihing (glutinous rice wine)
- Penampang Kadazan lihing community (The Pickles & Me revival) (Penampang lihing community) - Penampang, Sabah - Traditional lihing, tapai, montoku and talak made by Penampang household brewers
- Ropuhan di Tanak Wagu (Pison Jaujip & Stephanus Lucas) (Ropuhan di Tanak Wagu - Pison Jaujip) - Penampang, Sabah - Montoku (white-rice wine) in five flavours - banana, ginger, bambangan, tarap (wild jackfruit) - plus lihing cocktails
- TAYAN Rice Wine (Lihing) (TAYAN Rice Wine - Lihing) - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - Golden distilled Sabah rice wine (lihing), sweet, also used in cooking
- Bad Cat Borneo (Bad Cat Borneo) - Kuching (Tian Mawang, Padawan), Sarawak - Bold-flavoured craft tuak
- Bornean Tuak (Bornean Tuak) - Miri, Sarawak - Fruit tuak - pineapple (seasonal), nangka (jackfruit), rambutan
- Kaban Tuak (Honlynn Distillery) (Kaban Tuak - Honlynn Distillery) - Kuching, Sarawak - Bottled tuak from local rice; distillery-scale production
- Mota Labak Home Produce Tuak (Begos Notay) (Mota Labak Home Produce Tuak - Begos Notay) - Kampung Segong, Bau, Sarawak - Over 22 fruit tuak flavours - kiwi, watermelon, pear, mango, soursop, roselle, mulberry, sugarcane, pineapple, passionfruit, dragonfruit and more
- Ngirupp (Ngirupp) - Kuching, Sarawak - New-generation tuak in mandarin orange, burnt cinnamon, jasmine tea and longan varieties
- Omnibor Brewery (Omnibor Brewery) - Kuching, Sarawak - Tuak, fruit wines, mead and langkau (distilled rice arrack) using locally sourced ingredients
- The Ranee Tuak (RAG by Ranee) (The Ranee Tuak - RAG by Ranee) - Kuching (Banting, Lingga, Sri Aman), Sarawak - Bottled Sarawak rice wine (Tuak Original 300ml) under The Ranee Boutique Suites label
- Tuak by the Rasa Family (Tuak by the Rasa Family) - Kuching, Sarawak - Small-batch Bidayuh tuak from a 150-year-old family recipe, incl. ginger-infused (RM48 / 700ml)
- Chelliah Toppu (Banting Toddy Joint) (Chelliah Toppu / Banting Toddy Joint) - Banting (Telok Datok / Kuala Langat), Selangor - Freshly brewed coconut-palm toddy (kallu/tuak) served chilled in 1.5-litre bottles or larger claypot jars, one of Selangor's few licensed toddy brewers; also serves Tamil estate-style meat curries (chicken, mutton, wild-boar) as accompaniment
- 海鸥 Hai-O Kao Liang Chiew (高粱酒) (Hai-O Enterprise Berhad - Kao Liang Chiew (samsu)) - Klang (Jalan Kapar), Selangor - Kao Liang Chiew - a kaoliang (sorghum) samsu/spirit steeped, fermented, distilled and aged; sold as a drinking and cooking spirit
- Raksasa Crafted Spirits (Raksasa Crafted Spirits) - Petaling Jaya, Selangor - Rice-wine-based craft spirits: Nutmeg Gin (Penang nutmeg), Original/Hibiscus Gin (national flower), Gula Melaka Rum (rice wine + palm sugar), Miju rice wine, Ginger Wine
- Timah (Winepak Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd) (Timah Double Peated Blended Whiskey - Winepak Corporation) - Puchong, Selangor - Timah Double Peated Blended Whiskey - imported aged peated malts blended with a NEUTRAL CANE-MOLASSES spirit distilled in Malaysia; award-winning, named for the British-Malaya tin era
- Ooh Haa! (Ooh Haa Tuak) - Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur - Premium fruit tuaks with sweet profiles (roselle, passionfruit, ginger pandan, chocolate orange, pandan gula Melaka)
- Kedai Tuak Jalan Cantonment (Cantonment Road Toddy Shop (Kedai Tuak Jalan Cantonment)) - George Town (Cantonment Road / Pulau Tikus), Penang - Fresh coconut-palm toddy sold by the glass; a Customs-licensed toddy outlet in Pulau Tikus, George Town
- Kedai Tuak Butterworth (JKR 86, Jalan Paul) (Kedai Tuak Butterworth - government toddy shop) - Butterworth (Seberang Perai), Penang - Fresh coconut-palm toddy sold by the glass at a Customs-licensed government toddy outlet serving the mainland estate-worker community
- Kedai Tuak Ujung Batu (Hujung Batu, Bagan Dalam) (Ujung Batu Toddy Shop (Kedai Tuak Ujung Batu), Bagan Dalam, Butterworth) - Butterworth (Ujong Batu / Bagan Dalam), Penang - Fresh coconut-palm toddy (tuak/kallu) sold by the glass; a mainland Seberang Perai toddy outlet in the Ujong Batu / Bagan Dalam fishing-village area of Butterworth
- Borneo Distillery Sdn Bhd (Borneo Distillery) - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - Distilled craft spirits (commercial distillery)
- Rufi Gourmet Ice Cream (Rufi Gourmet Ice Cream) - Kuching, Sarawak - Alcoholic gourmet ice cream: 'Tuak Raisins' and 'Langkau Raisins' flavours
- Kallu Kabali Malaysia (நான் கள்ளு கபாலி) (Kallu Kabali - coconut toddy farm/supplier) - Klang, Selangor - Fresh coconut-palm toddy (kallu) from the producer's own palms; sold direct with delivery and pickup in Klang, a modern revival of the Tamil toddy trade