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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:29 am Post subject: Everclear in Korea? |
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| Is there something like Everclear in Korea? What is the highest percentage ethanol alcohol available for sale? |
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Everclear in Korea? |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
| Is there something like Everclear in Korea? What is the highest percentage ethanol alcohol available for sale? |
I've never noticed Everclear here. I have seen a variety of 151 proof liqours though, the easiest to find being Bacardi 151. And seriously... if that isn't strong enough for you, then you have some serious alcoholism problems. |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Okay, if Bacardi 151 is around that will do. Do you remember what kind of store it was sold at? My local E-mart doesn't carry any liquor. A wine section, then a bunch of Korean stuff like makoli and cass.
Thank you very much. |
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
Okay, if Bacardi 151 is around that will do. Do you remember what kind of store it was sold at? My local E-mart doesn't carry any liquor. A wine section, then a bunch of Korean stuff like makoli and cass.
Thank you very much. |
I think I recently saw it at Costco, and a (long) while back I bought it at a Home Plus in Gimpo. It's been a while since I last went looking for it so I couldn't really say for sure where to find it. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| Making absinthe? |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Everclear is illegal to sell/unavailable in my home state, so you would have to cross the border into Oregon to purchase it.
It actually wasn't that big a deal, but it did make it seem like an adventure in a weird way. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Damn, I thought you were referring to the rock band.
The highest-alcohol beverage you will find is probably Chinese liquor which is called "goryangju" in Korean. It's 50-60% alcohol and it tastes horrible. |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| DorkothyParker wrote: |
Everclear is illegal to sell/unavailable in my home state, so you would have to cross the border into Oregon to purchase it.
It actually wasn't that big a deal, but it did make it seem like an adventure in a weird way. |
Right. In college we used to have to drive down to Pennsylvania to get Everclear. |
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Illysook
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I had hoped that you were talking about the band. |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:00 am Post subject: Re: Everclear in Korea? |
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| crisdean wrote: |
I've never noticed Everclear here. I have seen a variety of 151 proof liqours though, the easiest to find being Bacardi 151. And seriously... if that isn't strong enough for you, then you have some serious alcoholism problems. |
OR... the OP could be making liqueur. I've made limoncello. The zests of lemons must sit in the everclear for a while, then you add lots of simple syrup. It's 1 part syrup to one part infused everclear, so by that point it's about 95-100 proof. |
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GreenlightmeansGO
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| I know for a fact Costco in Daegu sells Bacardi 151 and I'm pretty sure I've seen it in a Homeplus/E-Mart here or there. |
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sesyeux
Joined: 20 Jul 2009
Location: king 'arrys
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| 151 is the key, although i do know someone with absinthe here, if he got it here, brought it when he came or what though, don't know |
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Scott in Incheon
Joined: 30 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:34 am Post subject: |
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With a 'water purifier' and some soju you can 'distill' your own booze....
I know someone who makes his own...the 'water purifiers' are not cheap though. |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:55 am Post subject: |
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| Scott in Incheon wrote: |
With a 'water purifier' and some soju you can 'distill' your own booze....
I know someone who makes his own...the 'water purifiers' are not cheap though. |
How on earth does that work? First, I'm confused by your use of quotation marks. The most one could do is purify their soju. It won't increase the alcohol content (decrease the water content). |
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Scott in Incheon
Joined: 30 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:35 am Post subject: |
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The quotes are because it is illegal to sell stills. People sell 'water purifiers' that obviously can be used as stills.
You distill the soju to make it into pure alcohol 90% or so. |
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