Governor Wayan Koster from Bali said a presidential
regulation approved earlier this month would further grow Bali's traditional
spirits arak and mark a new beginning to encourage the drinks in the province.
"Arak, Tuak and Brem from Balí become legal
business for the production and development of a Presidential Regulation
[Perpres] No 10 Year 2021," Koster said yesterday in Denpasar at a media
briefing.
Tuak is a coconut palm tree sweet drink, while bram is
a rice wine beverage.
Last year, Koster released a gubernatorial rule to
conserve and encourage drinks on beverages' processing and sale. The
regulations will secure a license and pass the food safety checks to suppliers
of conventional Balinese fermented and distilled beverages from the Indonesian
BPOM and ensure that they follow consistency and hygiene requirements. This
regulatory provision will also be applied for.
The Legislation was seen as an aid to mainstream
liquor manufacturers and retailers, who had been responsible for one or both of
these practices in the past.
Koster stressed this week how President Joko Widodo's
signature by Perpres on 2 Feb confirms the rule he has released and brings new
opportunities to invest in the conventional liquor.
The Governor has also set out potential strategies to
address these Balinese fermented and distilled spirits' economic and industrial
production, which work closely with traditional manufacturers.