World Spirits

Philippines

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Lambanog

The coconut vodka of Quezon: lambanog — distilled coconut palm sap (from the tuba ferment), crystal-clear and famously strong (80-90 proof in its classic form), now also bottled in flavours (and, in its craft revival, po…

Tuba (Palm Wine)

The palm wine: tuba — the naturally fermented sap of coconut (or nipa) palms, drunk fresh and milky-sweet in the morning, souring through the day; in Leyte the aged, tannin-reddened bahalina (with barok bark) is kept lik…

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