Like to watch Muay Thai fighters pound each other in the ring but wish it came with tastier alcohol? Fight fans can now do both: catch a live Muay Thai match at a historic stadium while sipping punchy booze made with northeastern rum.
Before renovation begins at the oldest boxing stadium and renowned Muay Thai institution that is Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium, a bar serving cocktails made of Isaan Rum has popped up ringside.
Fresh from being ranked Asia’s 43rd best bar, Soi Nana’s Asia Today got the chance to be the first cocktail bar operating inside a boxing stadium, where only one of its swill beer sponsors had been sold.
Three drinks are available at the pop-up bar led by Attapon De Silva (formerly of Q&A). For a warm-up, start with a tropical thirst-quencher, the Isaan Coco (THB200) that simply mixes Isaan Rum with fresh coconut juice. As the heat builds up…
