There are many kinds of alcohol which you might be interested in in korea. Korea has its popular own alcohol beverages which are quite different from whisky, brandy and vodka. They are what they call ‘So-ju’, ‘Makkoli’, and ‘Chung-ju’. First, So ju is the most popular alcohol in korea. The taste ‘So-ju’ is very bitter and It has almost no smell. It is nearly pure alcohol itself. Second, ‘Makkoli’ is a unrefined liquor. It has almost all kinds of tastes. It is somewhat sweet, sour, bitter, and very unique. Third, chungju is clear strained rice wine. It has 15% to 20% alcohol concentration.