Khmer Whiskey - Homemade

i had the privilege to try my very first Khmer Whiskey - Homemade! given to me by my staff, the whiskey was bottled in a 500ml plastic mineral water. looks intimidating, but when it sips through the tongue and down the throat, expect the unexpected.

• Pale bronzed in color
• Smoother than any other whiskey in the market
• High alcohol content (i'd say maybe 50-60%)
• Strong fumes

at first i was told that it was Khmer Wine. not too shabby this country. but just as soon as it touched my tongue, the whole thought of homemade wine diminished! its frigging WHISKEY! well, miscommunication happens a lot in this country when the locals try to communicate in English with an expat. but hey, it is ALLLLLLL good! no worries there mate!

 

the poison

Khmer Wedding Dinner

,i just attended my first Khmer wedding dinner last night at Toul Kork Center and i got drunk. how nice. well, it was one of my Manager's wedding and some of our staffs were there and thats when things can get pretty ugly, knowing how this Khmers drink alco. arrived with Susan around 7pm, horrendous traffic was the main reason we were late. there was another wedding at Mondial Center as well, hence the bad traffic.

arrived...

was greeted by Bona and brought in by him as well. some of the boys were there, Makara, Syed and Wendy. table loaded, food served. this is how Khmer wedding dinners work - food will only be served when the table is FULL (10 pax). if ur sitting alone, bad choice. go make friends and join their table. typical Khmer food was served as appetizers, then came the fish, the duck, the rice and thats all i can remember. i was tipsy by then.

there was a choice - Angkor Beer OR Red Label. those who know me would know the answer right on the get go. and for those who didnt know, i chose Red Label. that was my drink the whole night, with sips of Angkor that i have no idea how it got into my glass. one table would have one Red Label. i have no idea how my boys did it, but we had three. and all were gone!

the sad thing was i only lasted like 2 hours then i KOed. wtf... and i heard stories that i didnt remember of... skeptical... oh well... alcos will understand me... right?