So Saturday was our first wedding here in Laos. It was a Lao-Falang bride and groom, but a Lao wedding through and through. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to the wedding ceremony itself, but rather went to the reception only (which is fine in Lao culture; most people don't go to the ceremony, which is held in the bride's home). Anyway, for whatever reason whiskey is also part of the lao wedding reception. We each got a shot to take upon arrival, then there were bottles of Johnny Walker Black on every table. I went to the bar for a beer....no luck....only whiskey. Later on I saw the groom with a beer, but I guess I didn't have the same pull with the bartenders as he did.