What is Arak? Arak is a distilled alcoholic drink favored in the Middle East. Commonly used in social settings, the drink is famous for its strength, the aniseed flavor and the milky-white color it turns when water is added to it. Arak has a high alcohol content, so water and ice is almost always added.

People in Connecticut often refer to liquor stores as "package stores." There's a store on Prospect Street in Stamford that used to be called Sun J's Beer Wine and Liquor. But when Miguel Gomez bought it, he changed the name to The Prospect Packie, even though some of his customers have no idea what it means.