Mike Frugé and his family of fifth-generation rice farmers at J.T. Meleck Distillers recently announced the first full batch of their Louisiana rice whiskey.
communist guerillas when he d fought with the british during the malayan insurgency. we drank many shots of rice whiskey together under a bouquet of human skulls, trophies from another time. and i promised i d come back, for gawai, a big deal in the iban calendar, when friends and relatives return to the longhouse. a lot has changed since the iban tracked commies through the jungle, and much has changed in the ten years since i ve been here. itam passed away the year before last, at the age of 92. and the evidence of how timbering has depleted much of the forest is everywhere. scandalously so.
On display now at the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC), the exhibition "Thai Local Spirit" raises the question, can Thai rice whiskeys like lao khao, sa toe and ka chae earn worldwide recognition like soju and sake?"
gazelle. he still had the marks on his fingers of a man who had taken heads. in itam s case, presumably, communist guerillas when he d fought with the british during the malayan insurgency. we drank many shots of rice whiskey together under a bouquet of human skulls, trophies from another time. and i promised i d come back, for gawai, a big deal in the iban calendar, when friends and relatives return to the longhouse. a lot has changed since the iban tracked commies through the jungle, and much has changed in the ten years since i ve been here. itam passed away the year before last, at the age of 92. and the evidence of how timbering has depleted much of
and then deep fry it. anthony: good stuff. andy: mmm. man: first one, same thing, gasoline, fire. anthony: this guy s trying to kill us. andy: yeah. man: okay, okay. [ andy speaking thai ] farmer: for my uncle. andy: yes, for your uncle. yes. 69 years old. anthony: looking good. andy: he drinks half a bottle every day. anthony: so it s pretty much the keith richards health and preservation plan. all right, i m gonna get healthy too. the whiskey, i have to say, is taking hold in some clinically fascinating ways. [ laughter ] farmer: funny. [ laughter ] andy: lost my i lost the plot. anthony: oh, that s okay. it all comes back to me as the world shifts and tilts. oh yeah. and though i ve been looking out a whole lot of hotel windows these days, struggling to figure out where i am, being here, throwing back shots of rice whiskey with these guys, i know i m back in thailand.