Comments on: Ilpoom Andong Soju — The REAL Stuff

By: dennis kim

dennis kim — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:27 +0000

Give me a bottle of Cham E-Seul any day..

By: ZenKimchi

ZenKimchi — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:45:13 +0000

Yeah, it’s a lot stronger but tastes cleaner. I’m getting a lot more hooked on it the more I try it.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:40:25 +0000

I have to say I had the pleasure of trying the Andong soju recently. Taste is pretty strong but you could def notice the difference between other soju and Andong soju. No hangovers.. ^.^ Loved the experience.

By: The Journal is Two Years Old — ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal

The Journal is Two Years Old — ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:11:44 +0000

[...] I also explored a little more with soju by trying the real Andong stuff (really good) and getting a horrid hangover learning Korean soju drinking games. And let’s [...]

By: Matt Awalt

Matt Awalt — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:08:14 +0000

What repulsed me was that most cheap commercial soju — the stuff people usually drink — is not distilled. It’s pure grain alcohol mixed with flavorings and watered down. That explains the hangover factor

Grain or Ethyl Alcohol is distilled from a source of grain or fruit at some point. Therefore, Soju is distilled and later the proof is cut (diluted with flavorings, probably sugar and water) to a desired point. This is the same case with any distilled spirit regardless of quality.

By: Andong International Mask Festival : Socius in Daejeon

Andong International Mask Festival : Socius in Daejeon — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:11:06 +0000

[...] in Andong, you should check out the Soju Museum and try some of the local soju- the only kind to be still made in the traditional way instead of from a mix of grain alcohol and flavoring. It’ll cost you a little more, but it [...]

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:10:05 +0000

Ooh – interesting entry. I’ll have to try this high quality soju. I like sake a LOT more than soju.
Soju is not associated with “tasty” for me at all.

That’s probably in part because I had that awful night of spewing really cheap soju on the sidewalk my first weekend here. I think it’s pretty much mandatory to go through that. Right now I only drink soju mixed with something else.

Also – the Kimchi Museum is indeed surreal. However, I think they present the information quite well for the most part. I took family there recently and there was an English guide available.

By: ZenKimchi

ZenKimchi — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:05:14 +0000

Oh yeah… it’s on the list of places to go.

I saw the Soju Museum on Thirsty Traveler. Have you ever been to the surreal experience called the Kimchi Museum?

By: Torgodevil

Torgodevil — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:43:41 +0000

If you go to Andong for the soju, go to the highly educational SOJU MUSEUM! I took my family there on their tour of Korea. There was a guide that talked to them in English. There are displays explaining the soju making process, as well as plastic food displays of all the traditional meals of Korea. At the end of the tour, they even gave us a free shot of Andong Soju!

I take Andong Soju back for my friends in the United States when I travel. It can be purchased in the city and grocery stores with really nice collectable bottles.