Air Nira

On the drive in Kijal, we keep seeing this "air nira" sign for sale by the road side.
Out of curiosity, we stopped to buy two bottles, and drank it cold!! How to describe it? Refreshing! Like 100 plus with a kick. I am sure it contained minerals and electrolytes like 100 plus too, and it might have the ability to replace our electrolyteslost from our body when we sweated profusely. 
Anyway it tasted good, I was quite intoxicated by it!

Read about it  here:
and at this blog here

(The Gastronomic Diary of a stingy student living on a shoestring budget)

Air nira or nira water was sold next to coconuts and sugar cane juice
(air tebu) by the road side. I only had one photo here!
The rest I sourced from the internet!!! (shown below)

Seeing "air nira nipah" signs by roads that we passed certainly piqued our curiousity to try it!!

It is harvested from the nipah palm

Mr Azmi explains that air nira is usually collected twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. If it is done in the evening, the sap obtained will be sour. He asked if anyone was wearing perfume or anything that exude a fragrant smell, because they have a taboo that the air nira will not drip in the presence of aromatic molecules :o

Worker removes the nipah fruit first

Refreshing air nira served for us! It is supremely sweet, even after I’ve topped the glass with ice cubes. And it is claimed to be able to cure diabetes, besides having cooling effects like coconut water. Unlike coconut water, air nira tastes thick and flavourful (or could be pungent to some people). After 2 to 3 hours being extracted, fermentation process turns air nira into toddy nira with a sourish taste that hits you at the first drink. It is also made into vinegar which they sell for RM2.50 per 500ml and salt.

(from Trunk Road blog)

It was best drink I had ever tasted, but it cannot be sold elsewhere
because the taste will be lost in transportation.!!!