Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The name lao-Lao is not the same word repeated twice, but two different words pronounced with different tones: the first, ເຫລົ້າ, means "alcohol" and is pronounced with a low-falling tone in the standard dialect, while the second, ລາວ, means Laotian ("Lao") and is pronounced with a high(-rising) tone.
Sake bottle, Japan, c. 1740 Sake barrel offerings at the Shinto shrine Tsurugaoka Hachimangū in Kamakura Sake, saké (Japanese: 酒, Hepburn: sake, English: IPA: / ˈ s ɑː k i, ˈ s æ k eɪ / SAH-kee, SAK-ay [4] [5]), or saki, [6] also referred to as Japanese rice wine, [7] is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
Removing the intestines of the snake, as in the second method, is thought to decrease the drink's particularly unpleasant smell. A Habu snake is able to mate for as long as 26 hours, which causes some to believe that a drink of habushu may help sexual dysfunction in men. [ 6 ]
Everything you need to know about sake, from how it's made to how to drink it and what bottles you should buy.
There are a number of ways to drink an American beer chaser: Traditionally, the liquor is consumed in a single gulp and is then "chased" by the beer, which is sipped. [9] [10] The liquor and beer may be mixed by pouring or dropping the shot into the beer. The mixture may be stirred. [9]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Chūhai is served in tall glasses or mugs as drinks for individuals, making it less social than other traditional Japanese bar drinks like sake, beer, or whisky, which can be shared by pouring portions from a large bottle.
The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was created with bourbon in Washington, D.C., at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s, purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey.