mo3s Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 If you ask a Thai man what kind of liquor they like the most, invariably they will respond that they like whiskey. I don’t know if it’s just lack of knowledge, a word that was poorly used and translated in the past or wanting to seem sophisticated, but the vast majority of the “Thai whiskeys” are in actuality rum, have been made from distilled sugar cane. Hong Thong (which means “golden swan”) is by far the most ubiquitous of the colored alcohols that is consumed by Thais. Regency is a step up, and if you are really fancy then you’ll splurge for some real whiskey in the form of Johnnie Walker. Other brands that are common to see in bars include Blend 285, Sang Som, Mekhong and 100 Pipers. I don’t recall any Thai person ever drinking these straight, they are always mixed with ice and soda water. In fact, the association of alcohol with soda water is so strong that my co-teacher was confused when I once bought a soda water just to drink on its own and was concerned that I was going to be drinking in the middle of the day. ....as I copied this story from the web....cheers! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SiSePuede419 Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Hmmm. My guess the Op is asking this question because he wants to pour cheap Thai whiskey into expensive Scotch whiskey bottles in his bar to increase profits? That's something they do in New Jersey bars. Someone got caught because they actually test it occasionally. Busted. ???? Edited March 3, 2020 by SiSePuede419 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveK Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, mo3s said: If you ask a Thai man what kind of liquor they like the most, invariably they will respond that they like whiskey. It's because they seem to call anything stronger than beer เหล้า. My wife calls soju lao. Most Thai people translate เหล้า as whisky - hence they call vodka, gin, rum, tequila etc all just "whisky". 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Deli said: 15 hours ago, Number 6 said: Hong Thong is the rebrand old Maekong whisky No, not really. Maekhong is still in the market with an old style yellow label. Just hard to find but still tastes well. Mekhong is promoted as an up market spirit for the past few years , at 425 Baht for 70 Cl. Anyway, reading the posts in this thread makes it obvious that being an alcoholic doesn't mean you're an expert on booze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dazinoz Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Susco said: Anyway, reading the posts in this thread makes it obvious that being an alcoholic doesn't mean you're an expert on booze So are you saying posters in this thread are alcoholics? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Scotch Brite has always worked for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Dazinoz said: So are you saying posters in this thread are alcoholics? Are you saying priests are alcoholics? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Dazinoz said: So are you saying posters in this thread are alcoholics? Not that it would surprise me, but where in the world did you read that? Just take a Scotch Brite and relax. It´s good for you! Edited March 3, 2020 by Matzzon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 IMO all of Thai spirits are extremely poor and many 35-38 degree. The only one I think stands up up Kulov vodka distilled 6 times and 300 baht for 70cl and it's 40 per cent proof. I will only drink stuff like Hong Tong at weddings and bodlian ceremonies, that's what they usually have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazinoz Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Not that it would surprise me, but where in the world did you read that? "Anyway, reading the posts in this thread makes it obvious that being an alcoholic doesn't mean you're an expert on booze". Post#35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dazinoz said: "Anyway, reading the posts in this thread makes it obvious that being an alcoholic doesn't mean you're an expert on booze". Post#35 Yes, he probably assume that many foreigners in Thailand are drinking far to much. Which actually is a fact. A sad one, but a fact. Many people in the expat population would be considered alcoholics in their respective home countries based on their alcohol consumption. However, he never stated that all posters were alcoholics anywhere. Just voiced his take on the thread and his opinion out of reading the posts. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Anyone who lowers himself to drinking that swill produced in Thailand indicates that he's drinking to drink, not to enjoy what he's drinking. Add to that, from the posts in this thread it's obvious that most of them have even no idea what they are actually swallowing. An Scotch " expert " calling a Hong Thong close to a decent scotch , or calling Regency a rum, says enough https://www.bustle.com/articles/15694-these-4-international-drinks-will-give-you-the-worst-hangover-of-your-life 1. Hong Thong whiskey, Thailand Hangover Score: 5/10. The next day I was not painfully hungover, but found that a sedentary state in a darkened, icy room was ideal. I pretended I was a vampire. Lesson: Whiskey that shares a name with underwear is never a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 18 hours ago, Dale75 said: Well, I've drunk Scotch all my life, of all qualities. Over here I enjoy Hong Thong. I take it straight (like my Scotch) and it's fine and great value. If you drink with mixers (ugh!) and/or ice (ugh! again) I guess you would barely be able to tell the difference between Hong Thong and a UK Supermarket own lable Scotch. Cheers! Hong Thong is rum, not whiskey. I guess the closest might be Blend 285. It's available at both Tesco Lotus incl Tesco Lotus Express and 7/11. Quite popular actually. Just Google it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 19 hours ago, CharlieH said: See ! now there is a classic in how tastes differ, to many I have known ( as I dont actually drink) they have said Hong Tong is cheap nasty and closest to running a lawnmower on it ! ( no offence intended) and they would go with Black label as the nearest to actual whiskey. I guess the point is, its all a matter of personal taste. One mans fruit is anothers poison. Black Label - is Johnnie Walker Black Label which is an actual blended Scotch whisky! It's smoother than the cheaper Red Label which is very popular and always used to be what my dad drank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I remember the first time I came to Thailand, and everyone seemed to think that Johnny Walker black label was a good whisky. As I had been working in Scotland at the time, I found that quite amusing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, Max69xl said: Hong Thong is rum, not whiskey. I guess the closest might be Blend 285. It's available at both Tesco Lotus incl Tesco Lotus Express and 7/11. Quite popular actually. Just Google it. Or you could push the boat out and buy 100 Pipers which is decent enough when using a mixer for a cocktail. Certainly better than the cheap Bell's which seems to have a different taste to the Bell's in the UK. I usually buy Black Label, Double Black or a single Malt for drinking straight. You can get some reasonable malt's here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Susco said: Mekhong is promoted as an up market spirit for the past few years , at 425 Baht for 70 Cl. Anyway, reading the posts in this thread makes it obvious that being an alcoholic doesn't mean you're an expert on booze Posting silly comments with false equivalence doesn't mean your're drunk does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bull Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Every 7/11 sells 100 pipers.A Scotsman I knew used to call it paint stripper but he drank it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: Or you could push the boat out and buy 100 Pipers which is decent enough when using a mixer for a cocktail. Certainly better than the cheap Bell's which seems to have a different taste to the Bell's in the UK. I usually buy Black Label, Double Black or a single Malt for drinking straight. You can get some reasonable malt's here now. Yes, 100 Pipers is popular,too,but it's not a thai whiskey. I like single malt but I actually don't need it while living in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Just now, The Old Bull said: Every 7/11 sells 100 pipers.A Scotsman I knew used to call it paint stripper but he drank it. Once you add Coke to many whiskies it could be anything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrow Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The wife drinks johnny red here in oz at a slow pace,may be a bottle per week, but when with her friends in Thailand that goes to 1 per day which adds up. so i said can't you find some thing cheaper. she picked blend 285 as the closest to red label and unlike samsong you can light a match in the bedroom next morning 555. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 minute ago, The Old Bull said: Every 7/11 sells 100 pipers.A Scotsman I knew used to call it paint stripper but he drank it. OP asked about thai whiskey,and 100 Pipers is not a thai whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazybones Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The best cheap substitute I have found is Bells from 7/11 - $395. Can't go wrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, Baerboxer said: Posting silly comments with false equivalence doesn't mean your're drunk does it? Not sure which line of my post you refer to, but first I didn't use the word being drunk, I said alcoholics. Secondly if the false equivalence refers to the current price of Mekhong, see my screenshot. Thirdly, I hope I didn't stroke a nerve, because most alcoholics are in denial of the fact, and are offended when they are called out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, Susco said: Not sure which line of my post you refer to, but first I didn't use the word being drunk, I said alcoholics. Secondly if the false equivalence refers to the current price of Mekhong, see my screenshot. Thirdly, I hope I didn't stroke a nerve, because most alcoholics are in denial of the fact, and are offended when they are called out. Mekhong is also a rum,not a whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lazybones said: The best cheap substitute I have found is Bells from 7/11 - $395. Can't go wrong Still not a Thai whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Not a big drinker, so only drank a few spirits here (other than ones i import myself). sometimes buy Bells, as cheaper than wine these days .... My wife tried to get me to drink Blende 285, but i found it tasteless. Like most Thais, i prefer Hong Thong - reasonable taste, although not much like Scotch. And yes i only drink my spirits straight. If you are adding mixers may as well use lao khao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sumarianson Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) No Thai whiskey tastes like a Scotch or Irish whiskey. There is no similarity whatsoever for a 40 year Irish born whiskey drinker like me. Edited March 3, 2020 by Sumarianson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, rickudon said: Not a big drinker, so only drank a few spirits here (other than ones i import myself). sometimes buy Bells, as cheaper than wine these days .... My wife tried to get me to drink Blende 285, but i found it tasteless. Like most Thais, i prefer Hong Thong - reasonable taste, although not much like Scotch. And yes i only drink my spirits straight. If you are adding mixers may as well use lao khao! Hong Thong is rum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, Victornoir said: I used to like Regency but he is nowhere to be found. So like many I got used to Hong Thong and finally I appreciate, in small doses and only during parties. Hong is also my Thai friends' favorite wisky and therefore a good opportunity to socialize. Regency is Brandy, Hong Thong is rum. Neither are a whisky. 100 Piper's used to be popular amongst my friends but Regency is the current flavour of the month. They did manage to polish this off yesterday. Edited March 3, 2020 by emptypockets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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