Traditional Rice Wine Distillery in Vietnam | Homemade Ruou Gao Production

A fascinating look at traditional rice wine distillation in Vietnam, showing a rustic distillation apparatus used to produce local rice spirit known as ruou gao.

Vietnamese rice wine is traditionally made by fermenting cooked rice with yeast and then distilling the fermented mixture. In small family or village distilleries, simple equipment is often used to turn fermented rice into a clear, strong local spirit.