Make your friends jelly with Ruou Son Tinh shots

  As thunderstorms crash overhead, and tarmac begins to bubble, we’re reminded that May is the beginning of Vietnam’s summer months. Not to worry, we’ve got something to take the edge off of those sweltering days – a variation of Ruou Son Tinh infused jelly shots.   Jelly shots from Ruou Son Tinh Pick your […]

Going green in Vietnam

  Son Tinh has prided itself from its establishment on being a conscious, socially-aware brand. We’ve made our own efforts to protect the environment. But as a nation, our environmental problems can be obvious. As clouds of smog descend on our ancient cities, we wonder what on earth we can do to fix these issues. […]

Vietnamese cocktails with a drop of mad

  Son Tinh Original Ruou spoke to mixologist Nguyen Minh Tuan, who works at Mad Society, one of Hanoi’s most talked about culinary hot spots about Vietnamese cocktails.   Vietnamese cocktails in MAD Society MAD Society is a juxtaposition of cultures. Located on the 4th floor of the Somerset West Point serviced apartments in Hanoi’s […]

From chicken to the catch of the sea

  Welcome to the third and final part of our Son Tinh Original Ruou food pairing series. This time we’ll be looking at poultry and seafood, two of Vietnam’s most versatile meats, the perfect canvas for Son Tinh Original Ruou.   Son Tinh guide to food pairing – Part 3 Whether it’s fried, steamed, grilled, […]

DIY sweet red plum tarts with Son Tinh for lazy summer days

  Do you want a taste of Son Tinh infused plum tarts to make your summer even sweeter?   Red plum tart recipe One of the greatest pleasures of living in Vietnam has to be its abundance of year-round exotic fruits. Thanks to the hot and often wet weather in Vietnam, we’re fortunate to have […]

Whip up your own ruou infused passion fruit ice cream at home

  This passion fruit ice cream is a boozy, indulgent treat, ideal for a hot summer’s day.   Passion fruit ice cream recipe The strong punch of ruou in this passion fruit ice cream will draw out those fruity flavours, whilst creating an interesting and unique taste. Chef Tran Phuoc Hau has created the perfect […]

Limebócx – Unique electronic music duo

Sometimes traditional Vietnamese music is too tragic, people can’t get together because of life, family or war. We just want to make it a little funnier…   Limebócx – live electronic duo  The music of Hanoi based duo Limebócx (link) can be quite difficult to define. By taking elements of modern musical genres such as […]

Waste not, want not

  The environment is ours and it affects our lives directly. We want a change, but there’ll be nothing left to change if we are all complacent or wait for someone else to fix it. We must take action to save the environment by ourselves and for ourselves …   Thao Hoang and “Noi Khong […]

New year’s resolutions

  As the lunar new year begins, perhaps we now have time to sit back and reflect on the year that was and the year to come… New year’s resolutions As an American poet, Walt Whitman famously said, “the future is no more uncertain than the present.” Meaning that no matter how hard we try […]

Vietnam’s Most Inspired – Thao Vu

“We did not have a free-market to purchase things like we have today, so we basically learned to make everything we needed for ourselves.” Thao Vu and Kilomet 109 Son Tinh Original Ruou would like to ask…what is it that inspires you? For us, here at Son Tinh, we have always found inspiration in stories […]
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