Desi daru

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Desi Daaru, also known as Desi Sharaab, is a category of liquor made in the countryside of the Indian subcontinent, one of whose variants is tharra.

Preparation[edit | edit source]

  • It is traditionally prepared from a procedure that has been passed down for centuries.
  • It is the primary and most popular alcoholic beverage in most of northern India particularly the rural parts.
  • It is fermented and distilled from molasses, a by product of sugarcane.
  • Desi liquor is a broad term and it can include both legally and illegally made local alcohol.
  • The term desi daru usually refers to legal alcohol while other types of desi liquor (arrack and palm toddy) may be categorised as moonshine alcohol.
  • It has been consumed in India since ancient times and is known by different names in different parts of India.
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