Dapur Tara Moke Arak tasting

Dapur Tara Moke Arak tasting

Dive into the cultural significance of Flores’ Moke with a tasting session of unique herbal infusions, each one crafted with locally harvested herbs and full of rich, distinctive flavours.

Moke is ordered directly at Dapur Tara when you are Dining or participating in a Cooking Class.

Price IDR 35.000 per taster

Moke: The Traditional Beverage from Flores

Moke is a traditional beverage from Flores, made from the fruits of palm trees. Also known as arak, sopi and dewe, it is a symbol of friendship and hospitality for the locals.

How Moke is Made

Moke is produced by fermenting palmyra and sugar palm fruits, a technique passed down through generations. It is distilled in clay pots in people’s yards. Collecting one bottle of moke takes around 5 hours, as the liquid is slowly gathered drop by drop using bamboo tools. The best quality moke, known as bakar menyala, is considered beneficial for health.

Varieties of Moke

White Moke

This variety is made by extracting juice from palm fruits using hollow bamboo sticks. The juice, which is whitish in color, is called white moke. It can be fermented in jars or cooked into a reddish sugar called Gula merah.

Black Moke

Black moke is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting white moke in clay vessels called kuwu tua. It is often served at traditional parties and ceremonies.