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A bottle of Chamisul soju. Jinro is the largest manufacturer of soju accounting for half of all white spirits sold in South Korea. [6] Soju accounts for 97% of the category. Global sales in 2013 were 750 million bottles; the second-largest spirits brand, Smirnoff, sold less than half that number.
A bottle of Chamisul Fresh. Chamisul (Korean: 참이슬; lit. dew) is a brand of soju manufactured by South Korean company HiteJinro. [1] It is the most popular brand of liquor in the world.
A bottle of Chamisul (참이슬) soju. Jinro is the largest manufacturer of soju, accounting for half of all white spirits sold in South Korea. [46] Soju accounts for 97% of the category. Global sales in 2013 were 750 million bottles. [47]
Although soju is often compared to vodka, it has a sweet taste due to added sugar. The drink is usually served in a shot glass. It has a smooth, clean taste, and pairs well with a variety of Korean dishes. Soju is generally inexpensive; a typical bottle costs about ₩1,800, less than US$1.65 (convenience store standards). [49]
The two current major breweries date back to the 1920s. The third brewery established in Korea, Jinro Coors Brewery, was founded in the 1990s but was later acquired by Oriental Breweries (OB). [31] In the past, Korean consumers had a preference for lagers versus ales or wheat beer; with the aforementioned flavors being rather unfamiliar. [32]
Fruit soju (Korean: 과일소주, romanized: gwail-soju) is a flavored form of soju, an alcoholic drink originally from Korea. In 2015, Sunhari , the first fruit-flavored soju brand was released by beverage manufacturer Lotte Chilsung .
Andong soju is an alcoholic drink. Eumsik dimibang (a 17th-century cookbook written by Jang Gye-hyang) states that 18 litres (4.0 imp gal; 4.8 US gal) of steamed rice mixed with 9 litres (2.0 imp gal; 2.4 US gal) of nuruk (dried fermentation starter) and 36 litres (7.9 imp gal; 9.5 US gal) of water have to be fermented for 7 days, after which the rice wine is mixed with 2 ⁄ 3 parts water and ...
Baijiu, soju, sake Shōchū ( Japanese : 焼酎 ) is a Japanese distilled beverage . It is typically distilled from rice, barley , sweet potatoes , buckwheat , or brown sugar , though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as chestnut , sesame seeds , potatoes, or even carrots .