Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
---|---|
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Joëlle Jean-Louis and Lionel Maitrepierre |
Successor | Akim Ly |
Headquarters | , Cambodia |
Products | liqueur |
Website |
sombai |
Sombai (from Khmer: សុំបាយ – "some rice, please" [1]) is a liqueur manufacturer in Siem Reap founded in 2012. [2] Its beverages have become a national drink of Cambodia [3] [4] and symbolic of Siem Reap. [1] Sombai is one of the most popular brands in Cambodia. [5]
The Sombai liqueurs were created in 2012 initially from rice wine by the Mauritian Joëlle Jean-Louis and her husband Lionel Maitrepierre [6] drawing inspiration from the Cambodian traditional infused rice wine sraa tram ( Khmer: ស្រាត្រាំ). [7] [8] [9] The Sombai bottles are hand-painted. [1] There are 10 different flavours which are always a combination of 2 fruits or spices.
It is usually consumed either neat or on the rocks. Sombai infused rice wines is also an ingredient in several Cambodian cocktails [10] [11] such as Asana Sling, Lemon Lemongrass Tini, Sombai Blue, Sombai Fizz, Siem Reap Monsoon, and Sombai Sour. [12] Several leading establishments in Siem Reap sell Sombai rice wine and its cocktails and use it in their cooking, [13] such as Chef Pola Siv at Mie Café [14] and the Park Hyatt. [15]
In 2014, a Sombai workshop and tasting parlour [16] was set up in the artist Leang Seckon's house, and has become a tourist attraction in town. [17] [18] After 2022, Sombai relocated closer to the city centre and set up their workshop in a traditional wooden house in the Wat Damnak area.
Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
---|---|
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Joëlle Jean-Louis and Lionel Maitrepierre |
Successor | Akim Ly |
Headquarters | , Cambodia |
Products | liqueur |
Website |
sombai |
Sombai (from Khmer: សុំបាយ – "some rice, please" [1]) is a liqueur manufacturer in Siem Reap founded in 2012. [2] Its beverages have become a national drink of Cambodia [3] [4] and symbolic of Siem Reap. [1] Sombai is one of the most popular brands in Cambodia. [5]
The Sombai liqueurs were created in 2012 initially from rice wine by the Mauritian Joëlle Jean-Louis and her husband Lionel Maitrepierre [6] drawing inspiration from the Cambodian traditional infused rice wine sraa tram ( Khmer: ស្រាត្រាំ). [7] [8] [9] The Sombai bottles are hand-painted. [1] There are 10 different flavours which are always a combination of 2 fruits or spices.
It is usually consumed either neat or on the rocks. Sombai infused rice wines is also an ingredient in several Cambodian cocktails [10] [11] such as Asana Sling, Lemon Lemongrass Tini, Sombai Blue, Sombai Fizz, Siem Reap Monsoon, and Sombai Sour. [12] Several leading establishments in Siem Reap sell Sombai rice wine and its cocktails and use it in their cooking, [13] such as Chef Pola Siv at Mie Café [14] and the Park Hyatt. [15]
In 2014, a Sombai workshop and tasting parlour [16] was set up in the artist Leang Seckon's house, and has become a tourist attraction in town. [17] [18] After 2022, Sombai relocated closer to the city centre and set up their workshop in a traditional wooden house in the Wat Damnak area.