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'''''Lao Khao''''' ({{lang-th|เหล้าขาว}}, {{IPA-th|lâo kʰǎːo|pron}}; {{lit|white spirits}}) or officialy '''''Sura Khao''''' ({{lang-th|สุราขาว}}, {{IPA-th| raa kʰǎːo|pron}}; {{lit|white spirits}}) is a Thai [[distilled spirits]]
'''''Raon khao''''' or '''lao khoa''' ({{lang-th|เหล้าขาว}}, {{IPA|th|lâw kʰǎːw|pron}}; {{lit|white spirits}}) or officially '''''sura khao''''' ({{lang-th|สุราขาว}}, {{IPA|th|sùʔ.rāː kʰǎːw|}}; {{lit|white spirits}}) is a Thai [[distilled spirit]].

==History==
==History==
According to Chinese source “[[Yingya Shenglan]]” (1405–1433) [[Ayutthaya kingdom|Hisen Lo]] has two kinds of spirits, both are distilled spirits.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ying-yai Sheng-lan: The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores (1433)|date=1970|publisher=Hakluyt Society at the University Press|isbn=0521010322}}</ref>{{rp|107}} The French diplomat [[Simon de la Loubère]], who visited Siam during the mid-Ayutthaya period, wrote about siamese spirits:<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A48403.0001.001/1:4.9?rgn=div2;view=fulltext|title=A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam|chapter=CHAP. IX. Of the Gardens of the Siameses, and occasionally of their Liquors|last1=de La Loubère|first1=Simon|translator=A.P.|date=1693|access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref> {{quote|1=But as in hot Countries the continual dissipation of the Spirits, makes them desire what encreases them, they passionately esteem [[Aqua Vitae]], and the strongest more than the others. The Siameses do make it of Rice, and do frequently rack it with Lime. Of Rice they do at first make Beer, which they drink not; but they convert it into Aqua Vitae which they call ''Laou'', and the Portuguese [[Arak (drink)|Arak]], an Arabian word, which properly signifies sweat, and metaphorically essence, and by way of excellence Aqua Vitae. Of the Rice Beer they likewise make Vinegar.}} In 1790 during the reign of [[King Rama I]], [[Bang Yi Khan|Bangyikhan Liquor Distillery]] was known to have been established, at this time spirits that made from government distillery was called ''Lao Rong''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.th/books?id=pbMzAAAAMAAJ&q=lao+rong&dq=lao+rong&hl=th&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZwbung8jvAhVbwzgGHRVCA4I4ChDoATAHegQICRAC|date=1926|publisher=Bangkok Times Press|author=Ministry of Commerce and Communications|title=Siam Rice-industry|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> ({{lang-th|เหล้าโรง}}).<ref>{{cite book|title=The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives|url=https://books.google.co.th/books?id=ANm5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1270#v=onepage&q&f=false|editor=Scott C. Martin|date=2014|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781483374383}}</ref>{{rp|1270}} The private distilleries that exist everywhere have been declared illegal.{{citation needed|March 2021}} In 1834 English source mention about exports of siam include white spirits distilled from glutinous rice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/englishgoverness00leonuoft/page/294/mode/1up?view=theater|title=The English governess at the Siamese court : being recollections of six years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok, 1834-1914|author=Leonowens, Anna Harriette|date=1873|publisher= Boston : J.R. Osgood|access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> Nowadays most of ''Lao Khao'' distilled from [[Molasses]] instead of [[Rice]] due to reduce production costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lib.ku.ac.th/KUCONF/KC2505026.pdf|title=การหมักเหล้าขาวญี่ปุ่นโดยใช้ข้าวดิบ|author=Charan Chettanachi|access-date=March 13, 2021|lang=th}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaibev.com/en08/product.aspx?sublv1gID=12#menu1|title=White Spirits|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>
According to Chinese source “[[Yingya Shenglan]]” (1405–1433), [[Ayutthaya kingdom|Xiānluó]] (暹羅){{efn|Xiānluó was the Chinese name for Ayutthaya, a kingdom created by the merger of [[Lavo Kingdom|Lavo]] and [[Sukhothai Kingdom|Sukhothai]] or Suphannabhumi}} had two kinds of spirits, both of which are distilled spirits.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ying-yai Sheng-lan: The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores (1433)|date=1970|publisher=Hakluyt Society at the University Press|isbn=0521010322}}</ref>{{rp|107}} The French diplomat [[Simon de la Loubère]], who visited Siam during the mid-Ayutthaya period, wrote about Siamese spirits:<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A48403.0001.001/1:4.9?rgn=div2;view=fulltext|title=A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam|chapter=CHAP. IX. Of the Gardens of the Siameses, and occasionally of their Liquors|last1=de La Loubère|first1=Simon|translator=A.P.|date=1693|access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>
{{blockquote|“But as in hot Countries the continual dissipation of the Spirits, makes them desire what encreases them, they passionately esteem [[Aqua Vitae]], and the strongest more than the others. The Siameses do make it of Rice, and do frequently rack it with Lime. Of Rice they do at first make Beer, which they drink not; but they convert it into Aqua Vitae which they call ''Laou'', and the Portuguese [[Arak (drink)|Arak]], an Arabian word, which properly signifies sweat, and metaphorically essence, and by way of excellence Aqua Vitae. Of the Rice Beer they likewise make Vinegar.}}
In 1790, during the reign of [[King Rama I]], [[Bang Yi Khan|Bangyikhan Liquor Distillery]] was known to have been established. At this time, spirits that made at the government distillery were called ''lao rong'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pbMzAAAAMAAJ&q=lao+rong|date=1926|publisher=Bangkok Times Press|author=Ministry of Commerce and Communications|title=Siam Rice-industry|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> ({{lang-th|เหล้าโรง}}).<ref>{{cite book|title=The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ANm5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1270|editor=Scott C. Martin|date=2014|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781483374383}}</ref>{{rp|1270}} and the private distilleries that existed everywhere were declared illegal.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} In 1834, English sources mention that exports of Siam included white spirits distilled from glutinous rice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/englishgoverness00leonuoft/page/294/mode/1up?view=theater|title=The English governess at the Siamese court : being recollections of six years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok, 1834-1914|author=Leonowens, Anna Harriette|date=1873|publisher= Boston : J.R. Osgood|access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> The name ''lao khao'' came into existence when ''lao si'' ({{lang-th|เหล้าสี}}, {{lit|coloured spirits}}), including [[Mekhong (spirit)|Mekhong]], were made after [[World War II]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://km-ir.arts.tu.ac.th/files/original/cb72c6bf6ab23f007c9cfe7ed6c4846ee8f5355c.pdf|title=บทที่ 4 วัฒนธรรมการบริโภคเหล้าขาวของคนไทยภายใต้แนวคิดชาตินิยม|trans-title=The consumption culture of Thai people under the concept of nationalism|access-date=March 25, 2021|language=th}}</ref>

Distilling lao khao in Thailand must be licensed, under the Criminal Activities Act which was introduced in the 1950s. This regulation was passed after a spate of lao khao of poor quality being produced, which resulted in [[methanol]] related poisoning. The methanol was produced as a by-product of the spirits reacting with tin and aluminium stills used. The metals were switched out with stainless steel when the government took over all distilleries by 1960. The distilleries were then returned to civilian control as the government could not operate all of them. By 1984, only twelve distilleries were left. [[ThaiBev]] then took control of these twelve distilleries in 1985, forming a monopoly. In 2003, [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] fulfilled an election promise made during the [[2001 Thai general election]] to let people produce the spirits with licenses, thus breaking the monopoly. However, licenses are hard to come by.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Moonshine's Lustre: the story of Thailand's lao khao|url=http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citylife-articles/moonshines-lustre-the-story-of-thailands-lao-khao/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Chiang Mai Citylife|language=en-US}}</ref>

Most modern ''lao khao'' is distilled from [[molasses]] instead of [[rice]] to reduce production costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lib.ku.ac.th/KUCONF/KC2505026.pdf|title=การหมักเหล้าขาวญี่ปุ่นโดยใช้ข้าวดิบ|author=Charan Chettanachi|access-date=March 13, 2021|language=th|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182421/https://www.lib.ku.ac.th/KUCONF/KC2505026.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Sang Som]]
* [[Sang Som]]
* [[Awamori]]
* [[Awamori]]
* [[Sato|Satho]]
* [[Sato (beverage)|Sato]]
* [[List of rice beverages]]
* [[List of rice beverages]]
== Notes==

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== References ==
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[https://www.silpa-mag.com/culture/article_51280 1]
[https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/blog/2017/11/27/the-spirit-of-awamori 2] [https://www.hawaiibevguide.com/shochu 3]
[https://surathai.wordpress.com/2018/04/18/awamori-okinawa/ 4]
[https://books.google.co.th/books?id=ANm5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1270&dq=liquor+ayutthaya&hl=th&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU54Tlza3vAhU0heYKHUKJBUU4ChC7BTABegQIBhAI#v=onepage&q=liquor%20ayutthaya&f=false 5]
[https://okinawa-awamori.or.jp/awamori/?lang=en 6]
[https://www.silpa-mag.com/history/article_41020 7]
[https://surathai.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/effect-excise-tax/?fbclid=IwAR1TAoEWb1XytV606FCTHgU5fYTLeZoYKAgfzAIDqEF3rXXVCQwMrlYdYs4 8]
[https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240830/164284 9]
[https://krua.co/food_story/%27%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%27%20%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0e/ 10]
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Revision as of 01:32, 4 September 2024

Sura khao
Country of origin Thailand
Alcohol by volume 28%–40%
ColourClear
IngredientsMolasses, rice, jasmine rice, glutinous rice, maize, sugarcane juice, adlay, sorghum bicolor, etc.

Raon khao or lao khoa (Template:Lang-th, pronounced [lâw kʰǎːw]; lit.'white spirits') or officially sura khao (Template:Lang-th, [sùʔ.rāː kʰǎːw]; lit.'white spirits') is a Thai distilled spirit.

History

According to Chinese source “Yingya Shenglan” (1405–1433), Xiānluó (暹羅)[a] had two kinds of spirits, both of which are distilled spirits.[1]: 107  The French diplomat Simon de la Loubère, who visited Siam during the mid-Ayutthaya period, wrote about Siamese spirits:[2]

“But as in hot Countries the continual dissipation of the Spirits, makes them desire what encreases them, they passionately esteem Aqua Vitae, and the strongest more than the others. The Siameses do make it of Rice, and do frequently rack it with Lime. Of Rice they do at first make Beer, which they drink not; but they convert it into Aqua Vitae which they call Laou, and the Portuguese Arak, an Arabian word, which properly signifies sweat, and metaphorically essence, and by way of excellence Aqua Vitae. Of the Rice Beer they likewise make Vinegar.”

In 1790, during the reign of King Rama I, Bangyikhan Liquor Distillery was known to have been established. At this time, spirits that made at the government distillery were called lao rong,[3] (Template:Lang-th).[4]: 1270  and the private distilleries that existed everywhere were declared illegal.[citation needed] In 1834, English sources mention that exports of Siam included white spirits distilled from glutinous rice.[5] The name lao khao came into existence when lao si (Template:Lang-th, lit.'coloured spirits'), including Mekhong, were made after World War II.[6]

Distilling lao khao in Thailand must be licensed, under the Criminal Activities Act which was introduced in the 1950s. This regulation was passed after a spate of lao khao of poor quality being produced, which resulted in methanol related poisoning. The methanol was produced as a by-product of the spirits reacting with tin and aluminium stills used. The metals were switched out with stainless steel when the government took over all distilleries by 1960. The distilleries were then returned to civilian control as the government could not operate all of them. By 1984, only twelve distilleries were left. ThaiBev then took control of these twelve distilleries in 1985, forming a monopoly. In 2003, Thaksin Shinawatra fulfilled an election promise made during the 2001 Thai general election to let people produce the spirits with licenses, thus breaking the monopoly. However, licenses are hard to come by.[7]

Most modern lao khao is distilled from molasses instead of rice to reduce production costs.[8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Xiānluó was the Chinese name for Ayutthaya, a kingdom created by the merger of Lavo and Sukhothai or Suphannabhumi

References

  1. ^ Ying-yai Sheng-lan: The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores (1433). Hakluyt Society at the University Press. 1970. ISBN 0521010322.
  2. ^ de La Loubère, Simon (1693). "CHAP. IX. Of the Gardens of the Siameses, and occasionally of their Liquors". A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam. Translated by A.P. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Ministry of Commerce and Communications (1926). "Siam Rice-industry". Bangkok Times Press. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Scott C. Martin, ed. (2014). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483374383.
  5. ^ Leonowens, Anna Harriette (1873). "The English governess at the Siamese court : being recollections of six years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok, 1834-1914". Boston : J.R. Osgood. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  6. ^ บทที่ 4 วัฒนธรรมการบริโภคเหล้าขาวของคนไทยภายใต้แนวคิดชาตินิยม [The consumption culture of Thai people under the concept of nationalism] (PDF) (in Thai), retrieved March 25, 2021
  7. ^ "Moonshine's Lustre: the story of Thailand's lao khao". Chiang Mai Citylife. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ^ Charan Chettanachi. "การหมักเหล้าขาวญี่ปุ่นโดยใช้ข้าวดิบ" (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.