By Pradaningrum Mijarto
A few months ago, in one community mailing sent an e-mail asking about the Batavia Arrack, arak Batavia, which was so popular in his time to Sweden. History of alcoholic beverages can not be separated from the history of Batavia and Tionghoa. In some Indonesian history books mentioned, homemade wine in Batavia Tionghoa people do have a flavor that makes the Europeans intoxicated. In an article, Role of Ethnic Chinese in the Development of Science, have since written that the 17th century Middle Kingdom in Batavia develop a variety of cultivation such as sugar cane and rice. Of the two commodities that the wine was made of fermented rice, sugarcane and palm drops. They have developed the distillation of wine since the early 17th century.
Some sites also recognize that the Batavia Arrack is the alcoholic drink of the Dutch Hinda already traveled. Aromatic citrus and brown eyes. This drink is produced since the late 17th century until the 19th century and is a popular drink in Europe, especially Sweden. This drink is also commonly known as the Batavia Arrack van Oosten. In May last year, The New York Times Sunday edition ran an article entitled "Out of the Blue: Batavia Arrack Comes Back". Paul Clarke, the author, write, Batavia Arrack manufactured in the early 17th century in Java, an island made from fermented sugarcane juice and brown rice. Have different tastes, such as Haitian rum and Scotch.
In the book Nusantara: Sejarah Indonesia, Bernard HM Vlekke mention, until the year 1775 there were orders from the Government High prohibits imposition of garrison troops to bathe once a week. The wife of Dutch people who nearly all born in Indonesia are not that afraid of water than their husbands who came from Holland, wet and rainy. Many houses are built along the canal have a small bathroom on the water canal and from there the ladies were unabashedly dive soak in the tub for the general public.
By Baron Van Imhoff, Governor General of the VOC, it was actually banned because the canal was used as a drain so it dirty. But the Dutch masters have other ways to protect health. Their day begins with a glass of gin on an empty stomach. "Our nation must drink or die," the Coen in 1619. It is no wonder that the distillation of wine is the main industry in Batavia. Batavia arak become famous throughout Asia. "The people we embrace each other and bless themselves, because they managed to arrive at a place so extraordinary cocktail punch," wrote Captain Britain, Woodes Rogers, in his diary in the early 18th century.
Meanwhile, Captain James Cook was fascinated with the efficacy of Batavia wine that makes a crew had never fallen ill. Whereas earlier the age of the crew was in the 70 years and it works only drunk wine Batavia. Other historical manuscript states, two types of industries that had developed into a major in Batavia is the sugar industry and making wine. Distillation of wine mainly conducted within the city walls, as in Kali Besar. The area refinery lasted long enough.
Batavia arrack travels to Sweden could be started when the ship stopped at Batavia Götheborg in 1743. The crew must meet the needs of the ship and crew as wine, firewood, the need to fill the stomach, as well as ammunition for security backup. As a citizen of the state of super-cold in the Scandinavian region, it is not uncommon for wine to the main menu of crew. Apparently they liked the taste of homemade wine Batavia - Arrack van Oosten Batavi containing 50% alcohol.
Kasijanto Sastrodinomo, lecturer at the Department of History Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia, once wrote, in the early 20th century, the colonial government had issued a book entitled Het J alcoholkwaad Kats. Kats cites research on the negative impact of alcohol use in several countries in Europe. Shown include the relationship between alcohol drinking habit and a deterioration in immune cause users so easily hurt.
Before the book appeared, the government has formed a Commission for the Eradication of Alcohol (Alcoholbes Trijdings Commissie) assigned to investigate and combat the use and abuse of alcohol in the Dutch East Indies society. The Commission found, liquor consumption has spread among the people. In Batavia, for example, manufacture, sale, and use of beverage type was to the extent feared. Senen area was mentioned as a place of buying and selling alcoholic beverages illegally.
Traditional liquor popular among indigenous people known as the wine, badèg, ciu, which according to the police classified as dark alias unlicensed. In fact until now unlicensed liquor still rampant up to the hamlets in Indonesia. Called oplosan, a mixture of alcoholic beverages, energy, and others.
Source: http://www.kompas.com
A few months ago, in one community mailing sent an e-mail asking about the Batavia Arrack, arak Batavia, which was so popular in his time to Sweden. History of alcoholic beverages can not be separated from the history of Batavia and Tionghoa. In some Indonesian history books mentioned, homemade wine in Batavia Tionghoa people do have a flavor that makes the Europeans intoxicated. In an article, Role of Ethnic Chinese in the Development of Science, have since written that the 17th century Middle Kingdom in Batavia develop a variety of cultivation such as sugar cane and rice. Of the two commodities that the wine was made of fermented rice, sugarcane and palm drops. They have developed the distillation of wine since the early 17th century.
Some sites also recognize that the Batavia Arrack is the alcoholic drink of the Dutch Hinda already traveled. Aromatic citrus and brown eyes. This drink is produced since the late 17th century until the 19th century and is a popular drink in Europe, especially Sweden. This drink is also commonly known as the Batavia Arrack van Oosten. In May last year, The New York Times Sunday edition ran an article entitled "Out of the Blue: Batavia Arrack Comes Back". Paul Clarke, the author, write, Batavia Arrack manufactured in the early 17th century in Java, an island made from fermented sugarcane juice and brown rice. Have different tastes, such as Haitian rum and Scotch.
In the book Nusantara: Sejarah Indonesia, Bernard HM Vlekke mention, until the year 1775 there were orders from the Government High prohibits imposition of garrison troops to bathe once a week. The wife of Dutch people who nearly all born in Indonesia are not that afraid of water than their husbands who came from Holland, wet and rainy. Many houses are built along the canal have a small bathroom on the water canal and from there the ladies were unabashedly dive soak in the tub for the general public.
By Baron Van Imhoff, Governor General of the VOC, it was actually banned because the canal was used as a drain so it dirty. But the Dutch masters have other ways to protect health. Their day begins with a glass of gin on an empty stomach. "Our nation must drink or die," the Coen in 1619. It is no wonder that the distillation of wine is the main industry in Batavia. Batavia arak become famous throughout Asia. "The people we embrace each other and bless themselves, because they managed to arrive at a place so extraordinary cocktail punch," wrote Captain Britain, Woodes Rogers, in his diary in the early 18th century.
Meanwhile, Captain James Cook was fascinated with the efficacy of Batavia wine that makes a crew had never fallen ill. Whereas earlier the age of the crew was in the 70 years and it works only drunk wine Batavia. Other historical manuscript states, two types of industries that had developed into a major in Batavia is the sugar industry and making wine. Distillation of wine mainly conducted within the city walls, as in Kali Besar. The area refinery lasted long enough.
Batavia arrack travels to Sweden could be started when the ship stopped at Batavia Götheborg in 1743. The crew must meet the needs of the ship and crew as wine, firewood, the need to fill the stomach, as well as ammunition for security backup. As a citizen of the state of super-cold in the Scandinavian region, it is not uncommon for wine to the main menu of crew. Apparently they liked the taste of homemade wine Batavia - Arrack van Oosten Batavi containing 50% alcohol.
Kasijanto Sastrodinomo, lecturer at the Department of History Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia, once wrote, in the early 20th century, the colonial government had issued a book entitled Het J alcoholkwaad Kats. Kats cites research on the negative impact of alcohol use in several countries in Europe. Shown include the relationship between alcohol drinking habit and a deterioration in immune cause users so easily hurt.
Before the book appeared, the government has formed a Commission for the Eradication of Alcohol (Alcoholbes Trijdings Commissie) assigned to investigate and combat the use and abuse of alcohol in the Dutch East Indies society. The Commission found, liquor consumption has spread among the people. In Batavia, for example, manufacture, sale, and use of beverage type was to the extent feared. Senen area was mentioned as a place of buying and selling alcoholic beverages illegally.
Traditional liquor popular among indigenous people known as the wine, badèg, ciu, which according to the police classified as dark alias unlicensed. In fact until now unlicensed liquor still rampant up to the hamlets in Indonesia. Called oplosan, a mixture of alcoholic beverages, energy, and others.
Source: http://www.kompas.com
