Thai lao khao rice whiskey doesn’t tend to get showcased in a drinks cabinet. That’d be like a red-nosed clown turning up at a funeral and asking to help carry the coffin. It wouldn’t seem right. Lao khao is much more liable to be found in a rural village on...
In Thailand, Lao Khao rice whiskey is well-liked among rural people due to its cheapness and powerful alcohol strength. Lao Khao is known as ‘rocket fuel’, and many westerners have made the mistake of tackling the rural brew neat. The odour and taste are terrible (to us mere mortals anyhow),...
The Lao Khao Brain Drain The top photograph shows a Thai woman hurriedly steering her children past a Thai man bombed out on Thailand’s cheap rocket fuel lao khao. Don’t be fooled by the soft drinks bottle on the floor. It’s filled with rural Thailand’s favourite drink, rice whiskey, branded...
The Ping River winds its way down from Doi Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai Province through Lamphun, Tak, Kamphaeng Phet and finally Nakhon Sawan where it flows into the Chao Phraya River. A journey of over 550 kilometres and one of many stories. I would like to add one more. Tak...
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