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cheongju · Cheongju (clear rice wine)
Clear rice wine drawn off from a brew like makgeolli. Under the liquor tax law many traditional clear rice wines are labeled yakju, while sake-style ones are labeled cheongju.
How to drinkServed slightly warm or chilled in small cups; it's a standard drink for ancestral rites (charye).
Alcoholabout 13–16%
Examples
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cheongju ttatteutage han byeong juseyo.
A bottle of cheongju, warmed, please.