Sombai is a sweet home-made liqueur from Siem Reap. Sombai bottles are painted and decorated by hand, making each of them a unique piece and an amazing souvenir. We also have a non-alcoholic range of products under the brand name "Joe's Cuisine" including quality spices, aromatised sea salts, peppers and alcoholic ...
Sombai is a sweet home-made liqueur from Siem Reap. Sombai bottles are painted and decorated by hand, making each of them a unique piece and an amazing souvenir. We also have a non-alcoholic range of products under the brand name "Joe's Cuisine" including quality spices, aromatised sea salts, peppers and alcoholic jams. You can come for a "workshopping" including a free tasting, visit of the workshop and some shopping every day from 8am to 8pm.
The Workshop is open daily from 8am to 8pm. After, we are available for free tasting and for retail sale at our stalls at the Made in Cambodia Market (King's Road) every day from 12pm to 10pm.
Welcome to Sombai! Discover the local taste of Siem Reap through a wide range of home-made and artisan products. Trying our 11 different flavours of liqueurs will be a pleasure for the eyes and the tastebuds. We have amazingly talented artists at the workshop who create wonderful artwork on our hand-painted bottles. These will make perfect gifts and unique souvenirs for your family and friends.
What Does Sombai Cambodian Liqueur Mean?
Sombai – pronounced as “som bai” – means “some rice, please” in Khmer.
Rice is the main staple food in Cambodia, but is also the base of the distillation of alcohol hence the preparation of the staple alcoholic beverage, the rice wine that the Cambodians drink. Throughout history, the Khmer have used local liquor in traditional medicine to extract the benefits of fruits, spices and roots. It is now considered by some as the national drink of Cambodia.
Liqueur Production Process
Because we wanted to make a delicious liqueur, sweet and fruity, we decided to add the secrets from Mauritius that are used in the production of infused rums that we drink in the islands.
Thus, the spices and local fruits freshly bought from the market are infused in the spirit. The flavours are always presented in a combination of 2. Indeed, this enhance the balance and complexity in taste for this Cambodian liqueur. Furthermore we insert a sugar cane stick in each bottle rounding out the taste and giving it an additional woody flavour as time goes by. Already very tasty at the time we proceed with the bottling, it all gets even better with time.
An Unique Packaging In Hand-Painted Bottles
Some may say “no matter the bottle, provided there is tipsiness”. To agree to this implies ignoring the quality of young Cambodian artists and their ability to sublimate the bottles. And “to crown” the whole thing, each Sombai bottle proudly bears its traditional colourful krama cloth over the bottle top. Moreover, young artists paint on the Sombai bottles and they are decorated by hand, making each of them a unique piece and an amazing souvenir.
Address
176 Sombai Road | Salakamreuk Village & Commune, Siem Reap 17259, Cambodia
Open Hours
Hours Today: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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