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| Do You Like Soju? |
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mimis
Joined: 24 May 2009
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I hate it with a passion.
This sounds like a thread for asmith(?) though... he was kinda funny. What ever happened to him? |
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.38 Special
Joined: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| mimis wrote: |
I hate it with a passion.
This sounds like a thread for asmith(?) though... he was kinda funny. What ever happened to him? |
He got banned. Has a blog ("An Idiot's Tale" -- Google it if you're curious). Has his own message board....... kind of. Not a place for those of delicate sensibilities... Heh.
By all accounts he's still swilling the Soju with alacrity. |
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confucian
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| Soju isn't very good. |
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atomicdeathmonkey
Joined: 09 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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It depends on whether you drink to get wasted - or drink because you enjoy the taste and effort of what went into what your putting in your body
soju is cheap and nasty - great if your on a budget but more akin to engine cleaner than real drinks
the headaches are bad - same with the beers here i find - whatever preservatives they use just don't work with me ! |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| Do you think soju will ever get the respect that sake gets internationally? Maybe take it out of the green bottle and put it in a more expensive looking bottle. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:44 am Post subject: |
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It is good with certain Korean dishes.
On its own, not so good. |
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bedhead
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
Location: Chuncheon
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| it goes down easy enough, but the hangover the next day is a killer... |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 2:59 am Post subject: |
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| bedhead wrote: |
| it goes down easy enough, but the hangover the next day is a killer... |
No  My body loves the stuff. In fact, only two alcoholic beverages are assured to leave me feeling refreshed and energetic the next day regardless of how stumbling drunk I get drinking several bottles of the stuff (assuming I take my obligatory three glasses of water before sleeping): soju and rum.
Tortuga Gold Rum from the Cayman Islands, Myers' Dark Jamaican Rum, and Havana Club from Cuba are just three of the rum bottles I have cracked open for ready consumption (if you drink rum, play chess, like lounging on beaches and visit Jeju then PM me next time you're in the 'hood).
I've total faith in the heart healthy effects of a couple of rum drinks after work, from molasses of the wholesome cane sugar.
If soju was made from yams and other veggies as is traditional instead of the modern soju recipes of petroleum products I'd drink it with the same degree of liberality. |
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Mariella713
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Suprisingly enough, I do happen to be very fond of soju  The first time I drank it I thought it was disgusting, I almost gagged and vowed never to touch it again. The more I drank it, the more accustomed I became to the taste, and I never get hang overs from it which is a plus. I don't find that it gets me blinding drunk (only white wine tends to do that for me hehe) but it gets me merry enough to shake my head around and do a little tap dance on the table. |
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guava
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Mariella713 wrote: |
The first time I drank it I thought it was disgusting, I almost gagged and vowed never to touch it again. The more I drank it, the more accustomed I became to the taste, and.....
it gets me merry enough to shake my head around and do a little tap dance on the table. |
Linda Lovelace? |
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Mariella713
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, Chuck Traynor...you remember me!  |
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drama_addict
Joined: 30 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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I think I'm the only expat I know who enjoys drinking it straight.
My preferences run towards C1, it has cooler taste to it I think. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| Do you think soju will ever get the respect that sake gets internationally? Maybe take it out of the green bottle and put it in a more expensive looking bottle. |
Shochu is gaining clout in Japan and even abroad. It's produced differently in different regions (awamori from Okinawa is some pretty good stuff) and in different price ranges. It's still the "get drunk cheap" booze of choice even in Japan, though.
edit: I'm mistaken. Awamori is different....albeit slightly.
Before April 1983, awamori was mistakenly labelled as shochu, second class, but is now properly labelled as "authentic awamori", somewhat distinct from shochu. Awamori, while also a distilled rice liquor, differs from shochu as it is made from Thai-style, long-grained Indica crushed rice, not the short-grained Japonica usually used in shochu production. Additionally, instead of using white koji mold for fermentation, as in shochu production, the fermentation process for awamori uses black koji mold, which is indigenous to Okinawa.
The technique of distilling reached Okinawa in the 15th century from Thailand, and this may be why Thai-style rice is still used in its production today. The Okinawans continued to refine the technique, making it more suited to the subtropical climate and the unique local black koji mold. From the 15th to 19th century, awamori was sent as tribute to Okinawa's powerful neighbors: China and Japan. |
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