salut tous,
oui, super le blog de Rainier
quelques précisions pour SANG SOM, special rum, qui a racheté Mekhong qui lui date de 1941.......
comme dit dans l'article du blog de Rainier, c'est un rhum brun...qui à gagné 3 fois une médaille d'or au salon en
espagne et en
allemagne (la dernière en 2006)
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UN COUP DE GUEULE à tous ceux qui ne sont pas sures de ce qu'ils disent, s'abstenir svp
il faut TOUT aller verifier
les modérateurs devraient vérifier tout ca, car bientôt VF n'aura plus de crédibilité et sera deserté..et ils n'auront plus de travail...
cidessous : Wikipedia
Mekhong is
Thailand
's first domestically produced branded golden
spirit
. Launched in 1941, it quickly became the most popular brand in
Thailand. This was helped by a dispute with the French concerning the border with
Laos
along the
Mekong River
which gives the brand its name.
Despite being known as a
whisky
, Mekhong is in fact much closer to a
rum
. The distilled spirit is made from 95%
sugar cane
/
molasses
and 5%
rice
. This distilled spirit is then blended with a secret recipe of indigenous herbs and spices to produce its distinctive aroma and taste.
Mekhong is distilled, blended and bottled at the Bangyikhan Distillery on the outskirts of
Bangkok
. Its slightly lower strength of 35% abv means that it mixes well including as an ingredient in cocktails, the most famous of which being the 'Sabai Sabai', known as the Thai Welcome Drink.
Mekhong is widely available across
South East Asia
and is also now available in the
Europe
and the
USA
.
Mekhong Whisky is mentioned several times on the album
Hell's Ditch
by
The Pogues
, along with other common Thai drinks.
Mekhong (
Mekong) is also the name of a popular song recorded by
The Refreshments (U.S. band)
on the album
Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy
'.It appears that the company was bought out by Sangsom in around 2010 and ceased production. It was almost impossible to buy a bottle in early 2011. However it is now back in production with a new English language label. In mid-2011 it was for sale at Duty Free
Bangkok