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Contents A Ceremonial Alcohol "Mod Kaew" Down in One Yaa Dong Street Liquor Lao Khao Distillation 'Lao Khao', or 'White Spirit', as it translates in English, is a popular and potent rice whisky synonymous with Isaan as well as alcoholism in the rural parts of Thailand.
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Lao khao is a type of spirit made from distilled fermented rice. It is not to be confused with similar rice based liquors such as Japanese sake or Korean soju, both of which are considerably more sophisticated — sake ages in oak casks for three to ten years whereas our humble lao khao is bottled in just as many days.
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Thai Food May Share post We've discussed what sato is — the homemade rice wine popular in Isaan. Today let's learn about its kindred spirit yoo (อุ) or lao yoo (เหล้าอุ), which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as lao khao (เหล้าขาว) or white whiskey.
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Lao khao, rice whisky. Posted on May 1, 2009 by memock | 14 Comments. Yesterday I mentioned a flying 36 hour visit to the village to visit the family, pick up some more personal belongings but mainly to show Ben the 'real Thailand'.
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Lao khao Although it translates as white spirit, lao khao is a clear and colorless Thai spirit that is distilled from fermented rice. It is not known when lao khao exactly originated, but it is assumed that it has been produced and enjoyed for centuries, though the market and the legal production was only regulated in the 1950s.
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If a person runs up to you and doesn't splash you with water, he or she is offering you a drink, most often lao khao. Roughly translated as "rice whiskey," it's the liquor of choice for.
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Lao Khao (variable % depending on if it's commercially made or home-distilled) You will always remember your first taste of Lao Khao. This harsh Thai whiskey will contort your face, make your throat burn, and your stomach churn as fast as it goes down the hatch. This spirit makes up around two-thirds of alcohol consumed in Thailand.
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Lao khao is Thailand's national rice alcohol. It is often distilled illegally, often for special occasions. The place featured in Parts Unknown seemed very local, and I honestly didn't think small distilleries like this still exist. I decided to investigate and see if I could find a local lao khao rice alcohol distillery in Chiang Mai.
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Today I show you the first spirit, in this case the white spirit or also called white whiskey! Pretty heavy stuff, I hope you enjoy the review :)
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Feb 07 2017 Alcohol in Thailand - brands, taste and prices! By ThaiRest in Food and drinks Alcoholic beverages are available in Thailand and there are so many kinds and brands. At the same time the cost of alcohol in Thailand is low, but the quality is very high.
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It could be the farmers and other low-income, blue-collar workers drinking cheap and strong 'legal moonshine' (by way of the infamous 40% proof distilled-rice spirit ' Lao Khao '). Or it could be the office-level and upwardly hi-so types with their respective grades of Johnnie Walker to suit their incomes.
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Lao khao is frequently referred to as "Thai whiskey," but that is simple marketing. Because whiskey is an aspirational beverage for most Thais, liquor makers like Mekhong and SangSom slapped the word onto their labels even though the "whiskey" was a rum-like drink made from sugar cane.
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The literal translation of lao khao in English would be "white spirit", but a more accurate approximation might be "rice whiskey". Drunk by over 60% of the populace, lao khao is a cheap, easy-to-obtain and fast-acting intoxicant favoured by the working classes.
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PART 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J05kG39s5gSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FrazerhatyaiDrinking Lao khao - Thai rice wine whyskey and.
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"lao khao" is rice whiskey. "lao kheeow" is a type of rice whiskey from Phongsaly province. It is not a "brand" in the commercial sense, like say Champa, but most Lao people will know that you don't mean generic rice whiskey and are talking about a specific product.
Behind the scenes at a Lao Khao rice alcohol distillery • Flipside Travel
Just outside the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, there's a distillery that bottles Lao Khao, a potent rice whiskey. Anthony Bourdain recently observed the process with celebrated chef and.