Drinking Rice Whisky with Rural Folk
by‘Lao Khao’, or ‘White Spirit’, as it translates in English, is a popular and potent rice whisky synonymous with Isaan as well as alcoholism…
Exploring the boozy world of alcohol from the fermentation and distillation of liquors to the local beer selection. By booze Hound blogger Allan Wilson.
‘Lao Khao’, or ‘White Spirit’, as it translates in English, is a popular and potent rice whisky synonymous with Isaan as well as alcoholism…
The most exciting part of travel for me is turning up to a brand new destination, walking into the local corner shop and browsing…
Location: the remote island of Perhentian Besar, South China Sea, religiously Muslim and alcohol comes scarce, if at all. It has been two dry…
Travelling in Asia you will likely cross paths with Palm Wine at some point and in my travels I’ve boozed my own fair share;…
For living in Southeast Asia it has never been a problem eating for a dollar – the real challenge here is getting drunk for…
Today I was at a loose end. Fanfan working through the previous night meant I was left tiptoeing round the condo and as always…
By lazy calculations I find from Bangkok it can be cheaper flying to Langkawi for a holiday than to southern Thai islands by bus…
Where I come from Carlsberg Special Brew is synonymous with park bench and back alley boozing. It tastes like “rocket fuel” and is branded…
Clothes, notebook, passport, toiletries, liquor. A repetitive routine for every journey. Hard liquor being last on the list but no less a travel essential…
Beers just aren’t overly exciting in Asia and it is rare to find a beer that interests me. An aspect of Asia which has…