The signature Old & Smoked, made with Sri Lankan arrack, is a favorite, as is the Cherry Cherry Cola, topped with coconut foam. Dig into a selection of “Podi Plates,” including the smoked pork ...

In a bid to attract over 40% of the country’s illicit liquor drinkers into a much safer drinking culture the Department of Excise is mulling to introduce a new ‘quarter’ bottle with a lesser strength ...

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.