I'm currently working on creating cocktail menus for a couple Thai restaurants and it's notable that there are no good Thai spirits to work with. This article gets into why: Thai government regulations are ridiculously oppressive for craft producers, though that's finally beginning to change.
Want to Make Spirits In Thailand? Good Luck.
Electricity use is capped at the horsepower of two hair dryers. Advertising is prohibited. Distilleries rely on wood-burning fires. Yet Onson and a group of like-minded small producers are creating some of Thailand’s most interesting spirits.
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