![]() Some soju brand names include iseul ( 이슬), the native-Korean word for "dew", or ro ( 로 露), the Sino-Korean word for "dew".įamous artisan Park Jae-seo's Andong soju Īnother name for soju is noju ( 노주 露酒 " dew liquor"), with its first letter ro ( 로 露 "dew") likening the droplets of the collected alcohol during the distilling process to dew-drops. Chinese shāojiǔ (simplified Chinese: 烧酒 traditional Chinese: 燒酒), more commonly known as báijiǔ ( 白酒), and Japanese shōchū ( 焼酎), with the altered second character, have the same origin as soju. In 2016, the word was included in the Oxford Dictionary of English. Merriam-Webster dated the word's appearance in the American English lexicon at 1951. Brandy.) In 2008, "soju" was included in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Soju ( 소주 燒酒) means "burned liquor", with the first syllable so ( 소 燒 "burn") referring to the heat of distillation, and the second syllable ju ( 주 酒) referring to "alcoholic drink". Soju often appear similar to several other East Asian liquors while differing on alcohol contents. While soju was traditionally made from the grain of rice, South Korean ethanol producers replace rice with other starch, such as cassava due to significantly lower capital costs. Traditionally, most brands of soju are produced in the Andong region, but soju made from other regions or countries also exists. ![]() Its alcohol content varies from about 12.9% to 53% alcohol by volume (ABV), although since 2007 low alcohol soju below 20% has become more popular. Soju ( / ˈ s oʊ dʒ uː/ Hangul: 소주 Hanja: 燒酒) is a clear and colorless distilled alcoholic beverage popular in the Korean Peninsula. ![]() ![]() Distilled ethanol, sweeteners, flavorings ![]()
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