The deep, powerful live performance by singer Joanne Jollie has cast a spell on everyone at Ropewalk, Sri Lanka’s first high-end, arrack-speciality bar, located at the historic Galle Fort Hotel.

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 $ ...

Sri Lanka’s first international tourism campaign ... fancy version of a s’more on the dessert menu. They have the best arrack sours in Colombo [arrack is a liquor made from the fermented ...

Ropewalk: Modeled on a 1920s speakeasy, Ropewalk bar champions arrack, Sri Lanka’s national spirit, and also serves classic cocktails. Barefoot: One of Sri Lanka’s iconic brands, Barefoot is ...

It helps that this is also a time of resurgence for Sri Lanka, as people take pride in tradition. “I see so many places going down the same line — opening arrack bars, focusing on local ...

And while you can cover Hiri’s hits in a long weekend, I spent an entire month here, surfing, sipping on arrack cocktails, and reacquainting myself with my favorite piece of Sri Lanka.

What have we missed here? Are we focusing on the right revenue model? History of Alcohol in Sri Lanka and Origin of making local arrack The Mahavamsa show that there were spots where Toddy was sold in ...

Sri Lanka had always attracted a small coterie ... Lahiru Perera and Don Ranasinghe direct boozy alfresco evenings featuring Ceylon arrack, silvertip-tea vermouth, and house-made bitters alongside ...

we are supporting Sri Lanka’s coconut sector in establishing a strategic plan and roadmap that includes intellectual property protection for some of their key products, such as Ceylon Arrack.