How to drink Soju šŸ»

One thing that I realized since I moved to Asia is that thereā€™s a very distinct drinking culture here, especially when it comes to business.

For example in Japan and Korea, a lot of important contracts are signed after drinking together and thereā€™s a whole new set of drinking rules to pay attention to.

I noticed in Seoul there are lots of etiquette rules on how to drink Soju: the way itā€™s poured and shared among friends, along with the traditional customs associated with drinking - it definitely adds a special (and sometimes stressful!) charm to the experience.

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Do you know any other important rules for drinking soju?

Speaking of important things: whatā€™s your favorite Soju flavor? Mine is with no doubt peach :heart_eyes:

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Peach soju is good, but grape soju is the best :wink:

The best guide I ever saw on how to drink soju correctly was this guide Jay Park made with Buzzfeed :heart_eyes: It also talks about the bottle top game which is always super fun

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I am in Seoul right now and had ananas soju yesterday with my friends, it tasted like juice, I loved it :laughing:

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Heading over to Seoul today to try all the Soju! @Marine - canā€™t wait to catch up there :slight_smile:

Been brushing up on my Korean drinking culture tips this week - thanks for sharing @Ottavia-Mandarin_Simplified_HS

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I discovered Makgeolli, which I much prefer to soju!

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This video was so useful!

I used his tips last night when drinking soju at a Korean BBQ with my homestay in Seoul.

I made sure I served anyone older than me and used both hands. As I am on friendly terms with them though, they quickly told me to drop the formalities.

They were however impressed I knew to turn my back and drink being younger than them.

Great watch and big thanks for making me look somewhat normal!!

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Oh thatā€™s awesome!! And glad it took away the stress of not knowing what to do in a new cultural situation :wink: Iā€™m sure the host family really appreciated you taking the time to understand the soju drinking rules :heart_eyes:

Over the weekend I learned a soju drinking game!

Instead of throwing away the bottle cap afterwards, you can twist the loose end until itā€™s close to snapping off (see picture below!). Then pass it around and everybody has to flick it once, until it flies off. If youā€™re the person who snaps the bottlecap, you have to finish your drink :eyes:

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This is one of the fun drinking games, requires so less and can be played with as many people as wanted!

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I must admit, I also had the for the first time on my last night in Seoul, and I was very impressed :slight_smile:

Yet everyone drinks anyway :rofl:

We had the mango-flavoured makgeolli and it was the best!

However dangerous, you drink it as easily as juice, and since it is an alcoholic beverage I guess people can get drunk very quickly :laughing:

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Iā€™ve just seen this ranking of the best soju flavours - I have to say, I totally agree with #1 being grape :heart_eyes: I was surprised to see apple so high too, Iā€™ll have to look out for that one!

Also the first time Iā€™ve ever heard soju referred to as ā€˜vodkaā€™s versatile little sisterā€™ :rofl:

Soju is a million times better than vodka! Soju is actually drinkable, vodka :face_vomiting:

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I wouldnā€™t say Soju is the little sister haha! Soju tastes so much better than plain vodka! Whilst I dislike both, my hate for vodka is much stronger than of Soju. Plus the flavors help a lot! 1 surprising flavor for me was Yogurt flavor!

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How come peach soju is only #4 ??

I recently tried nectarine soju and it might even be better than peach!

I love the nectarine flavour as well!

Hoping to be in Korea this November/December time. Will be making a list of my favourite Soju and sharing here for you all :wink:

I just tried Soju on Vietnamā€™s National Day. My friend mixed it with Horagane beer in a 1:1 ratio, and it tasted amazing!

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