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soju. Ok, what is it?
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warren pease



Joined: 12 May 2008
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:53 am    Post subject: soju. Ok, what is it? Reply with quote
I'm a HUGE soju fan, but i've run into some naysayers recently that have been putting the crystal happiness down.

What I really want to know is what it's made out of. I'm guessing it isn't the pure rice wine it once was, but I'm not willing to believe that it's an evil chemical amalgamation of doom. The latest naysayer stated like she knew as a fact that soju was not made from anything organic and is, in fact, just a man made chemical mixed with some water.

Surely this can't be true. I realize there is a bit of formaldehyde left in, but as far as I know, or am willing to accept, it's still the wonderful end result of fermentation.

Anyone with some actual info would be great. i.e. I'm not really interested in what you're buddy at work told you.

Thanks in advance - you're beautiful
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redaxe



Joined: 01 Dec 2008
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's just neutral spirits (distilled ethyl alcohol) with water and a little high fructose corn syrup added.
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warren pease



Joined: 12 May 2008
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
what does that mean? No rice? No fermentation? No yeast poop? Is it better or worse? Is it less healthy than normal booze?
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Caffeinated



Joined: 11 Feb 2010
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
redaxe wrote:
It's just neutral spirits (distilled ethyl alcohol) with water and a little high fructose corn syrup added.


It's this, but it's not soju until after the devil drinks it and and pisses it into one of those bottles.
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Stan Rogers



Joined: 20 Aug 2010
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's the answer.
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J Rock



Joined: 17 Jan 2009
Location: The center of the Earth, Suji
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I always thought it was made from either rice or potatoes, whatever it's made from it gives me a headache and the runs!

Towards the end of my soju drinking days I would mix it with orange juice to make it a little more bearable but the next day just wasn't worth it.
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Wishmaster



Joined: 06 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Soju is pure swill...just nasty, garbage stuff. Considering how Koreans pound the stuff, I'm amazed that they make it to 40. Shocked
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redaxe



Joined: 01 Dec 2008
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
warren pease wrote:
what does that mean? No rice? No fermentation? No yeast poop? Is it better or worse? Is it less healthy than normal booze?


There is fermentation but rice is too expensive for soju, instead they use sweet potatoes, tapioca, and other inexpensive root starches. Any starch will do. Then they take the resulting fermented alcoholic brew and distill it (heat it up and capture the ethyl alcohol vapors) to get pure neutral spirits. Then they water it down and add a little bit of HFCS to sweeten it.

As for the health question, define "normal booze?"

You can basically just think of soju as weak vodka. That's really what it is.
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here you go buddy

Soju Ingredients
Korean soju is generally created from rice. However, during these modern times, manufacturers in South Korea are replacing the rice with a creative medley of ingredients, including:
�barley
�dangmil
�potato
�sweet potato
�wheat.
When you buy sojo, you'll notice that the liquid is clear in color. Its alcohol by volume (ABV) varies from 20 to 40 percent.

Korean soju is often compared to vodka; however, it has a sweeter taste because of the added sugar. Worldwide, soju outsells vodka by many units.
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redaxe



Joined: 01 Dec 2008
PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PatrickGHBusan wrote:
Here you go buddy

Soju Ingredients
Korean soju is generally created from rice. However, during these modern times, manufacturers in South Korea are replacing the rice with a creative medley of ingredients, including:
�barley
�dangmil
�potato
�sweet potato
�wheat.
When you buy sojo, you'll notice that the liquid is clear in color. Its alcohol by volume (ABV) varies from 20 to 40 percent.

Korean soju is often compared to vodka; however, it has a sweeter taste because of the added sugar. Worldwide, soju outsells vodka by many units.


Question Exclamation Shocked

That HAS to be because soju is weaker and comes in a much smaller bottle than vodka. In number of bottles, maybe. In total volume, no freaking way.
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