Sombai Cocktail Class Liqueur Tasting with Shopping in Siem Reap

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Stop At: Asana Old Wooden House, Street 7 The Lane, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia

You will learn how to make your own cocktails with the Sombai Liqueur. This workshop is lead by a professional cocktail maker. You will choose 2 recipes to make and your teacher will explain all the steps to make it perfectly.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: 176 Sombai Road Salakamreuk Village & Commune, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia

After taking off your shoes, a short set of steep stairs will take to up to the maceration room, located in a characteristic typical houses in Cambodia. Once there, you will get to see more than a hundred glass jars full of local fruits, such as mango, banana, coconut, pineapple, lemon, tamarind and orange, herbs such as lemongrass and green tea, spices including anise seed, cinnamon, ginger, galangal and chili, all soaking in the alcohol until the maceration is completed. You will be amazed at the colour of the infused alcohol that changes with time, and how the fruits evolve along the weeks. Through the window, you can have a peek at the "laboratory" whenever the production staff is at work. With hygiene rules perfectly respected, you will understand that the product is really home-made there. Your guide will be on hand answer all your questions about the production process.

After this 15-minute visit, you will be rewarded by a tasting of the 11 flavours. It will start by the flavors that are less sweet, through the spicy ones, the sweet and sour, the digestive and ending with the sweet dessert tastes. Offered, along with a bottle of cold water, are local snacks composed of taro chips, banana chips, cashew nuts or flavoured peanuts to accompany your drinks. Once you have chosen your favorite flavour, feel free to shop around if you wish to bring back a unique souvenir (no obligation). To add to your culinary experience, you can also taste the alcoholic jams that are prepared there.

Duration: 45 minutes