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soju · Soju

Korea's everyday spirit. The familiar green-bottle soju is diluted and has dropped from around 25% in the 1970s–90s to about 16–17% today; traditional distilled soju, made from grain, is much stronger.

How to drinkIn small glasses, poured for each other, often with grilled meat. Mixed with beer, it becomes somaek.

Alcoholabout 16–17% (green-bottle soju); traditional distilled soju roughly 20–45%