The Laos bartender who supplied free Tiger vodka shots to two backpackers who were subsequently taken ill has denied his drinks are responsible claiming they were bought from a certified distributor.
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Both girls accepted free vodka shots at their hostel before a night out in Vang Vieng last week, it is claimed. Toan said Holly and Bianca were at the bar playing cards from 8pm to 10.30pm and had three drinks each in that time. It is a dangerous form of alcohol that tastes and smells like standard alcohol and is typically used as a substitute in illegal alcoholic beverages.
Advertisement He poured them a Lao Pdr Tiger Vodka containing 40 per cent alcohol and mixed it with ice and Coke Zero. 'Right now the police every hostel and hotel and bar to stop selling drinks in Vang Vieng,' he told the Associated Press. Ms White, from Orpington in Kent, was among the group of backpackers taken to hospital when she became ill last week in Vang Vieng.
She said: 'Urgent — please avoid all local spirits. Our group stayed in Vang Vieng and we drank free shots offered by one of the bars. Just avoid them as so not worth it. Six of us who drank from the same place are in hospital currently with methanol poisoning.' The latest advice states: 'Both male and female tourists have reported having their drink or food spiked with drugs and in some cases been assaulted.'Be cautious about accepting drinks from strangers at bars, clubs, restaurants and parties.'The hostel's manager told the Associated Press that more than 100 guests received free shots of Lao vodka from their bar on November 12, with no one else reporting health issues.
He told reporters outside Bangkok Hospital on Wednesday: 'Right now our daughter remains in an intensive care unit, in critical condition, she's on life support. The Jones family released a statement on Tuesday, saying their daughter had been on a 'dream getaway with her best friend Holly'. Toan said the girls had drank three beverages each between 8pm and 10:30pm before leaving for another venue
To prove his point, the bartender drank from one of the vodka bottles that were in use on the night to prove it was safe. Australian media also reported that two Danish tourists died after consuming tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng at the same time as the Australian women, but it was not immediately possible to confirm details.
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