Cheap, government-licensed 'desi daru' sold in rural India. Illicit hooch (unlicensed) can contain methanol and is dangerous; only buy licensed liquor.
History
Tharra is the cheap country spirit of North India, brewed on village stoves for generations from molasses, jaggery or sugar. In many states it is illegal when unlicensed, and poorly made hooch can contain methanol that causes mass poisonings.
Why it exists
It is cheap and people in poor areas have long used it. Licensed country liquor is regulated, while illegal tharra is dangerous.
Ingredients
- Jaggery or molasses
- Water
- Yeast or bark
- Sometimes mahua
How it's made
- Jaggery or molasses is mixed with water and bark
- Left to ferment for several days
- Boiled in a drum or pot with a pipe for condensing
- Spirit drips from the pipe
- Licensed versions are filtered and bottled by distilleries
how to enjoy it
Serve & enjoy
Only licensed, sealed bottles.
For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Ratings & notes
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