Lao-Lao

"Lao-Lao" (ເຫລົ້າລາວ)is a rice whisky brewed in Laos. Along with Beer Lao, "lao-Lao" is a staple beverage for the people of Laos (and for some tourists). Contrary to what the romanized transcription would make one believe, the name "lao-Lao" is not the same word repeated twice, but actually two different words pronounced with different tones: The first, , means "alcohol" and is pronounced with a low-falling tone (in the standard dialect), while the second, , means "Lao" and is pronounced with a high(-rising) tone.

Although "lao-lao" is traditionally drunk neat, a cocktail that is rising in popularity is the "Pygmy Slow Lorange", named after the Pygmy Slow Loris, a species endemic to Laos.

ee also

*Rượu cần, a similar form of wine drunk in Vietnam
*Rice wine
*Rice baijiu