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Since 2015, the new trends of soju include fruit soju and sparkling soju, which have become increasingly popular in Korea, especially for young people. [53] [54] Sae-ro, a sugar-free soju, is also popular among young people. [55] A bottle of Tokki Soju Gold at their estate bar in Seoul, Tokki Bar. New American producers are entering the market.
Soju is generally inexpensive; a typical bottle costs about ₩1,800, less than US$1.65 (convenience store standards). [49] It typically has an alcohol content of 40 proof (20 percent alcohol by volume). [50] In the 13th century, during the Goryeo dynasty, Mongol invaders brought soju (known as araki) with them. [51]
To come up with this ranking of the best soju flavors, I went to two liquor stores in Koreatown and grabbed a bottle of every single soju flavor available. I came back home with a total of 9 ...
This is a list of alcoholic drinks. An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol , commonly known as alcohol . Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers , wines , and distilled beverages .
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North Korea: On June 18, 2019, Kim Jong-un designated Pyongyang Soju, an alcoholic beverage that embodies the "innocent and tender hearts" of the North Korean people, as the national beverage of North Korea, according to a state propaganda service. [65] Soju is a clear, colorless distilled beverage of Korean origin. [66]
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.
The name "Chamisul", meaning "dew" in Korean, was created by Son Hye-won, the representative of Cross Point to represent the dew on the bottles of cold soju. It is also the Korean-reading of the hanja Jin-ro ( 眞 露 ), the name of the company.