I accidentally bought a bottle of soju at Incheon airport thinking it was water. It was just there next to the coke, tea, ect. I thought it was just some premium Korean water.
@@saberonmariel3802 Well the first sip was a surprise to be sure. After that my friend and I mixed it with some juice and drank about half of the bottle. It was a long layover but neither of us were looking to drink.
@@onebladeprop Yeah you definitely need to have some sort of food to pair with. Soju is just alcohol injection, it tastes bad on itself. That's why in Korean media, drinking just soju alone is a cliche symbol of sorrow or inner conflict.
@Hasin dx Yeah it can be added while cooking mainly meat-heavy dishes. It doesn't give the deep flavor like cooking with wine, but it does get rid of the 'not good' smell of meat, especially pork.
Soju hangovers are so unique. (Unless you really go overboard)There’s no headache, no nausea. You’re just brain dead the next day. It’s like brain draino.
@@xx_legend27_xx9 apple and grape are my go toos, but if you like the taste of drier spirits like mirin and other types of rice wine you will probably enjoy the original, it has a very strong alcohol taste while the flavored ones almost taste like they have very little alcohol in them. Thats why theyre a dangerous drink, you have a 600ml bottle of fruity deliciousness but that one bottle is like 4 or 5 beers worth of alcohol
I got scared from reading the title and then conor saying he was just rocking and saying it hurts. Jesus, imagine a friend curled up the fetal position rocking themselves back and forth at like 3 AM in like a dark corner of the room just saying it hurts, it hurts. That's nightmare movie character levels of suspense and panic, like i thought he was feeling his internal organs shut down or something.
Local mart in LA where I used to live had Sochu or Soju for like $8 a bottle. All's I know was that the "Sochu" was passable but the "Soju" from the same distillery was vile.
some ppl thinks “Chinese” only means ppl living in China, it applied to Hong Kong and Taiwan too. Although different countries they are all the same race.
@@mitchellbooth8435 You could make spam cheap, but in Korea, SPAM was a sort of, well... symbol of "premium food" for quite a long time. The image originated from the Korean war in 1950, when SPAM cans the American soldiers gave out was the best source of quality protein. Nowadays, economy changed, but SPAM's brand image held on. I don't know Western foods well, but based on RUclips context, SPAM in Korea is similar to Chicken from Whole foods in the West. It's definitely not top-tier gourmet food, but SPAM marketed themselves to be the top of 'canned meat'. You might find it funny, but on Thanksgiving or New year weeks, special SPAM packages are sold on department stores pricing from $100~$300, and are very much loved for gifts between acquaintances.
During the Korean War, rice soju was banned , so it was made using grains or starches, like sweet potatoes. Although the ban was lifted in 1999, some companies still use sweet potatoes. Just fun fact
I have a couple Asian friends (one who’s Vietnamese, and the other is Korean), and before I ever had Soju for the first time (which is is now one of my favorite alcohols), they both said “yeah, you drink Soju if you want to forget that night”. They were not lying
Absinthe is basically anise-flavored vodka. It was banned because it was popular with counterculture and revolutionary types in early 20th century Europe, causing a moral panic because it was what "those people" drank, its supposed dangerous or hallucinogenic effects were made up to justify that. The only correlation is that some famous absinthe-lovers from that time period were artists that were either probably schizophrenic or were doing all sorts of drugs that nobody had gotten around to banning yet, so they were hallucinating while drinking absinthe but the absinthe wasn't the cause.
@@holywaterbottle3175 Some companies make absinthe super strong for it to live up to it's reputation. In actuality it's just a normal spirit that happens to be flavored with wormwood. (any spirit can be of any proof. Koskenkorva vodka is 60% for instance)
As someone who drinks soju, both the pure/original & flavored one, it’s delicious. It does not taste like hand sanitizer, Joey!! Also, your mostly meant to have it along side the Korean bbq.
@@grimpaleta no, liteerally all alcohol that doesn't have a bunch of other sugary shit mixed in, tastes like shit. bc alcohol is literally poison. people who drink it are really dumb.
3.5 crates of 20 x 700ml = 49 litres shared between 25 people = ~2 litres per person. Flavoured soju is only 13% but this is still quite a lol. That's like 6 of the regular sized 350ml bottles. Even after 1 bottle of those I'm pretty drunk. 3 and I'd be at my limit.
My sister got like 6 types of boxes that all are different flavors of soju. And let me tell ya, flavored soju is that alcohol that will slowly crawl up on you and BAM. The light is gone from there.
I developed a taste for straight soju, and it hits the spot. But I’m also a whisky drinker too, so maybe I’m not representative of the general population.
True story, i went on a trip with my friends to some random place and we decided to drink soju. One of my friend got abit too drunk and started praying to the swings in front of our air bnb. It was funny as fuck.
@@NightcorEDM don't know if you want a real answer but it's a combination of factors... Family, friends, culture, fun and at this point probably habit 😅
@@NightcorEDM it's not even a high from my experience trying it. it's like a mild tranquilizer effect, basically just dulls out your senses, consciousness and thinking. My theory is that your average state of happiness has to be incredibly low in order to get any enjoyment out of alcohol. Just shows how fucked up inside most people are
"think of anything mixed with beer. it sounds awful!" ... uhmm... so uhm... in germany we mix lots of things with beer. like sprite, coke, sirup and prolly a bunch of other things in other parts of germany. but yeah... ... .
I live in korea now and the soju is $1.50, problem is nobody knows the percentages because it’s not a regulated industry here so your bottle could be 10% or 30% and no one knows. Also if they do have a percentage listed it could be wildly wrong. To their point somaek (soju+maekju) is incredible. (Soju mixed with beer)
You guys should get the Korean Englishman/JOLLY duo (or at least one of them) on your podcast and debate on which rice wine is better. Saké or Makgeolli?
Wait you drink Soju in shots.... That kinda makes sense why it fucked me after drinking 2 glasses of it the night before my family’s flight back from vacation
Soju and a Hite are amazing. It's called a Somek to get a 12 oz lager with a shot of soju. Soju is suppose to help with digestion so it shouldn't make you throw up. I right now have 2 1500ml bottles of regular soju, a 750ml of grape and 750ml of preach in the fridge. Yeah I like it lol.
From what I've heard, soju and beer is pretty common in Korea and they have a name for it called 소맥 (so maek). And apparently, it tastes great with fried chicken.
when I was 19 I drank a full red wine glass in 1 second because I was braindead and I wanted to go to sleep fast. when I woke up It was the worse shit I ever experience, it lasted 1 day and a half. It was my first hangover and now the other ones are like normal sickness to me.
Obviously, I'm seeing this late. But for anyone who cares, drink vitamin B compex before drinking hard liquor like that. And then maybe down a liter of water before sleeping. It will help avoid your hangover headache, or at least lessen it
His editor almost committed Sojuku
Damn it Dio
*S H U T*
ONE STOP MAN
Haha
@@mattnoir9674 Lol 🤣
what doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
-my liver:
pls stop.
Your profile picture makes it even better
Only if you were born with a monkey tail
Lol some people probably have a buff ass liver because they can drink like there's no tomorrow
Your liver: stop, get some help
I accidentally bought a bottle of soju at Incheon airport thinking it was water. It was just there next to the coke, tea, ect. I thought it was just some premium Korean water.
Sooooooo......how was it??🤣😂🤣
@@saberonmariel3802 Well the first sip was a surprise to be sure. After that my friend and I mixed it with some juice and drank about half of the bottle. It was a long layover but neither of us were looking to drink.
@@onebladeprop Yeah you definitely need to have some sort of food to pair with. Soju is just alcohol injection, it tastes bad on itself.
That's why in Korean media, drinking just soju alone is a cliche symbol of sorrow or inner conflict.
i mean it looks like water so, same thing.
@Hasin dx Yeah it can be added while cooking mainly meat-heavy dishes. It doesn't give the deep flavor like cooking with wine, but it does get rid of the 'not good' smell of meat, especially pork.
1:42 I love that synchronized face palm
Never would have noticed it until you said it 😂😂😂
New hack in the matrix
Welcome to the dark timeline.
@@alansraj5078 stop
*Beer:* Who are you?
*Soju:* I'm you, but with _attitude_
Soju hangovers are so unique. (Unless you really go overboard)There’s no headache, no nausea. You’re just brain dead the next day. It’s like brain draino.
It’s almost a spiritual experience
i almost exclusively drink soju and whenever i get hungover its always just a stomach ache that just feels like horrible indigestion
@@zoniannitrate2905 as someone who’s never drank soju which flavor do you recommend?
@@xx_legend27_xx9 apple and grape are my go toos, but if you like the taste of drier spirits like mirin and other types of rice wine you will probably enjoy the original, it has a very strong alcohol taste while the flavored ones almost taste like they have very little alcohol in them. Thats why theyre a dangerous drink, you have a 600ml bottle of fruity deliciousness but that one bottle is like 4 or 5 beers worth of alcohol
I got scared from reading the title and then conor saying he was just rocking and saying it hurts. Jesus, imagine a friend curled up the fetal position rocking themselves back and forth at like 3 AM in like a dark corner of the room just saying it hurts, it hurts. That's nightmare movie character levels of suspense and panic, like i thought he was feeling his internal organs shut down or something.
i lived in korea for a year and soju is so cheap. each bottle is like $2
Interesting
@@emilia2108 work hard party hard, the Korean way.
@@emilia2108 we are top ranking in terms of alcoholics but ppl freak out when someone mentions weed lol
Soju here in the Philippines is as cheap there in Korea
Local mart in LA where I used to live had Sochu or Soju for like $8 a bottle. All's I know was that the "Sochu" was passable but the "Soju" from the same distillery was vile.
Editor-san: *Nearly dies*
The Weird Chinese Internet Guy: “So close...”
Wow he must hate the editor sooo much
@@NightcorEDM Nah. He just hates anyone associated with AniTubers.
@@ill_hex8103 who is this guy again?
some ppl thinks “Chinese” only means ppl living in China, it applied to Hong Kong and Taiwan too. Although different countries they are all the same race.
Guys i think we found him......
Beer and soju mixture are common in Korea , they call it 소맥 or someg (소주+맥주)
and i bet it's cause korean beers tastes like watered down water, only kloud feels like beer
You mean somek
CptMerdaille grand blue
Somek is fantastic.
Then have fried chicken with it? Fuuuuuuuuuuck
My Korean friend told me soju is actually cheaper than Spam and even showed a pic she took in a convenience store to prove it.
What is spam? email spam?
@@mitchellbooth8435 Canned ham Spam
@@peeweeallen517 Is spam pricey?
@Booth Booth idk about Korea but in the US its like $3
@@mitchellbooth8435 You could make spam cheap, but in Korea, SPAM was a sort of, well... symbol of "premium food" for quite a long time. The image originated from the Korean war in 1950, when SPAM cans the American soldiers gave out was the best source of quality protein. Nowadays, economy changed, but SPAM's brand image held on.
I don't know Western foods well, but based on RUclips context, SPAM in Korea is similar to Chicken from Whole foods in the West.
It's definitely not top-tier gourmet food, but SPAM marketed themselves to be the top of 'canned meat'.
You might find it funny, but on Thanksgiving or New year weeks, special SPAM packages are sold on department stores pricing from $100~$300, and are very much loved for gifts between acquaintances.
This sounds like some "Diving" Anime
😂😂😂
oalong tea for the win
@@namename-ph7bg is tea supposed to be flammable? ;)
@@nectarbee5799 yes.
Oh fuck🤣🤣🤣
During the Korean War, rice soju was banned , so it was made using grains or starches, like sweet potatoes. Although the ban was lifted in 1999, some companies still use sweet potatoes.
Just fun fact
And even funnier fact: When made from starch these spirit can be way over 50 degrees, basically hand sanitizers.
Chris just keeps dropping these crazy stories outta nowhere
I like mixing soju, yakult and sprite, that shit is good.
my dude, yes! my favourite cocktail!!
Now the good bacteria in the yakult has gone drunk
Literally a Cocktail mixture
That sounds interesting, taking a screenshot incase I forget
Soju: korea
Yakult: japan
Sprite: german
Worldwide drink
As a fellow baltic. I am scared of that man. The ammount needed for such thing to happen is astounding.
The next part needs to continue Chris’s story.
Calli after chugging Spirytus: “Pathetic”
SPIRYTUS IS THE REAL SHIT
I have a couple Asian friends (one who’s Vietnamese, and the other is Korean), and before I ever had Soju for the first time (which is is now one of my favorite alcohols), they both said “yeah, you drink Soju if you want to forget that night”. They were not lying
How many crates?
Connor: yes
After drinking absinthe, i don't think anything scares me.
Soju is just a rum of a joke with 30%.
But god it goes so well with beer.
Absinthe is basically anise-flavored vodka. It was banned because it was popular with counterculture and revolutionary types in early 20th century Europe, causing a moral panic because it was what "those people" drank, its supposed dangerous or hallucinogenic effects were made up to justify that. The only correlation is that some famous absinthe-lovers from that time period were artists that were either probably schizophrenic or were doing all sorts of drugs that nobody had gotten around to banning yet, so they were hallucinating while drinking absinthe but the absinthe wasn't the cause.
@@felonyx5123 vodka is 40 ish percent, absinthe I've had has been 70-85
@@holywaterbottle3175 Some companies make absinthe super strong for it to live up to it's reputation. In actuality it's just a normal spirit that happens to be flavored with wormwood. (any spirit can be of any proof. Koskenkorva vodka is 60% for instance)
@@oivinf
depends on where you buy it, I bought a 40% 1L bottle of koskenkorva a couple years ago, tasted great though, I could drink it like water
Absinthe should be mixed with sugar and cold water using the traditional process using a spoon and a fountain. Only a madman drinks it straight.
Oh no!
*Anyways* back to drinking ourselves to being wasted watching hentai
that's crazy
Imagine having to ingest literal poison to have fun. very sad state to be in.
@@こなた-m1o imagine being lame
"Soju hangover hits you like a truck, it really does hit different"
As someone who drinks soju, both the pure/original & flavored one, it’s delicious. It does not taste like hand sanitizer, Joey!! Also, your mostly meant to have it along side the Korean bbq.
No it doesn't tastes like hand sanitizer... It tastes like acetone.
Almost all alcohol tastes like shit so I'm sure you're lying
@@こなた-m1o unless you’re buying the cheap kind or don’t know how to mix it then yeah it’ll taste like shit.
@@grimpaleta no, liteerally all alcohol that doesn't have a bunch of other sugary shit mixed in, tastes like shit. bc alcohol is literally poison. people who drink it are really dumb.
maybe its different kind of ingredients?.
just like Hershey chocolate taste like vomit because america can't enjoy their chocolate without vomit acid
3.5 crates of 20 x 700ml = 49 litres shared between 25 people = ~2 litres per person. Flavoured soju is only 13% but this is still quite a lol. That's like 6 of the regular sized 350ml bottles. Even after 1 bottle of those I'm pretty drunk. 3 and I'd be at my limit.
1:10 you know it's gonna be good when Garnt makes that noise
As a OJ drinker i can't relate with this conversation.
I need to hear about this boat
"What doesn't kill you makes you drunker."
Smirnoff
Alcohol by volume: 35% - 50%.
I'm Korean so I understand the context here. I'm 17 but I agree that Soju is SO FCKING STRONG! It's Disgusting....but with VODKa YEEHAWWWWWW
Mudan bought that massive glass and by god he’s gonna use it
oh my country was mentioned in the video, nice
Lol yea
The flavored ones are too sweet, and the plain is too strong, but mixed? Fucking fantastic.
soju + beer = somaek. it's a legit cocktail and it's fooking amazing!!
There are quite the number of bits here for some reason lmao
Can confirm, Soju is some of the best alcohol in the world.
My sister got like 6 types of boxes that all are different flavors of soju. And let me tell ya, flavored soju is that alcohol that will slowly crawl up on you and BAM. The light is gone from there.
waaat man mentioned my home neighbourhood of New Malden!
Chris keep spouting "wait? what ?! How that even happen !" Stories the whole episode
Editor almost dies to bring quality content
Ayyy! New Malden! That's my area! RIP to Sing Sing, best bar in the area.
I was surprised to hear about it as well
I developed a taste for straight soju, and it hits the spot. But I’m also a whisky drinker too, so maybe I’m not representative of the general population.
Sochu goes great with beer
Well hoppy is beer flavoured soda with rice spirits
Bruh him mentioning new Malden caught me off guard (it’s nearby)
You can't leave us hanging after saying that Chris
To all the early beans - have a good day/night wherever you are :>
It's night here
How lovely of you. c:
Ty
Is that todoroki in the jojo style
@@mylesmadill9059 yep
True story, i went on a trip with my friends to some random place and we decided to drink soju. One of my friend got abit too drunk and started praying to the swings in front of our air bnb. It was funny as fuck.
3:09
Them: Alcoholism is bad
Also the boys: We had 4 crates of Soju
Yes, Soju, it’s so good! My fav flavours r Original, green apple, blueberry, and peach :D
I can drink an entire bottle of vodka by myself, no problem but soju really fucks me up big time xD
Why would you damage you liver just for a bit of high
There is a specific group of Korean food that are designated for curing hangover.
@@NightcorEDM don't know if you want a real answer but it's a combination of factors... Family, friends, culture, fun and at this point probably habit 😅
@@wintdkyo that's very cool :D I think there's hangover food in almost every cuisine but an entire group shows dedication xD
@@NightcorEDM it's not even a high from my experience trying it. it's like a mild tranquilizer effect, basically just dulls out your senses, consciousness and thinking. My theory is that your average state of happiness has to be incredibly low in order to get any enjoyment out of alcohol. Just shows how fucked up inside most people are
I mean shit, if that’s him in the thumbnail, I already know it’s one white claw and that dude’s turnt up
Chris on this podcast is so weird! It’s like he’s animated in a different art style than everyone else.
Turtle, do you approve Soju?
"think of anything mixed with beer. it sounds awful!"
...
uhmm...
so uhm... in germany we mix lots of things with beer. like sprite, coke, sirup and prolly a bunch of other things in other parts of germany.
but yeah...
...
.
This scenario is what you dream when u grow up adult
Late correction. Soju is halved 40% vodka, essentially.
Ahhh yess....the so-mek. The ender of nights and coherent decisions.
Mudan started streaming while i watched this
Mudan tried to isekai himself
estonians are awesome... they just need a foreigner to really thrive
Lmao
Why do i feel the need to comment after hearing their editor is estonian
My favorite mix is equal parts soju and sparkling apple cider.
I live in korea now and the soju is $1.50, problem is nobody knows the percentages because it’s not a regulated industry here so your bottle could be 10% or 30% and no one knows. Also if they do have a percentage listed it could be wildly wrong. To their point somaek (soju+maekju) is incredible. (Soju mixed with beer)
You guys should get the Korean Englishman/JOLLY duo (or at least one of them) on your podcast and debate on which rice wine is better. Saké or Makgeolli?
Not while they are still cancelled to shit lmao
tequila and pelinkovac go great with beer.
holy shit 80 bottles
We went through three crates of soju between the 25 of us.
Sounds like a regular korean company dinner.
Wait you drink Soju in shots....
That kinda makes sense why it fucked me after drinking 2 glasses of it the night before my family’s flight back from vacation
Sadly couldn't watch full stream but will. I wanna know tho did u party with Estonians? *I'm Estonian btw* xD
Let's go Estonian gang!
3.5 crates between 20 or so people? Yeah that sounds about right for a UK party lmao
is nobody gonna talk about the sync at 0:02?
Welcome to Romania and our 65% alcohol țuică.
You can mix anything with soju and it'll taste good
Go to prague you can cure your hangovers with coke
Soju and a Hite are amazing. It's called a Somek to get a 12 oz lager with a shot of soju. Soju is suppose to help with digestion so it shouldn't make you throw up. I right now have 2 1500ml bottles of regular soju, a 750ml of grape and 750ml of preach in the fridge. Yeah I like it lol.
mix half soju and half beer.
Whisky with Beer is actually great imo
YEAH!! NEW MALDEN
I used to live in new malden theres this one huge korean store which just sells everything korean its great
Legit what I thought a year ago after drinking pure soju: "man, shit tastes like hand sanitizer". Thanks Joey.
From what I've heard, soju and beer is pretty common in Korea and they have a name for it called 소맥 (so maek). And apparently, it tastes great with fried chicken.
no alcohol "tastes great" that's just a lie that idiot alcoholics tell themselves.
You drink it while eating chicken? Or you cook with it?
@@こなた-m1o The dude said it tastes great WITH something else. Not by itself.
The Soju x Beer combination is really popular in Korea. It’s called ‘Somaek’.
when I was 19 I drank a full red wine glass in 1 second because I was braindead and I wanted to go to sleep fast. when I woke up It was the worse shit I ever experience, it lasted 1 day and a half. It was my first hangover and now the other ones are like normal sickness to me.
Obviously, I'm seeing this late. But for anyone who cares, drink vitamin B compex before drinking hard liquor like that. And then maybe down a liter of water before sleeping. It will help avoid your hangover headache, or at least lessen it
20% ? In my country there's a rum with 75% alcohal in it.
Y'all never put whiskey in pilsner? That shits fiiiirrreeee
Why does Connor have a haircut like a discount Elvis Presley?
Piña coladas are my kryptonite
You guys should try the water beer with 1% alcohol
it's not the first time seeing a person tasting Soju for the first almost dies
i have seen that kind of person before not new i guess XD
it's called somaek, soju + maekju (beer)
For me, i hate flavoured alcohol, pure soju is awesome, awamori is my favorite alcohol btw
poor Connor, cant hold his hard liquor
Man there's a lot of drinks I have yet to try. Soju sounds interesting for better or worse.
Yeh, us Estonians would not handle a lot of Soju, give gin and vodka, won't really do much, but soju isn't common here, we'd die
Hello, you forgetting schnapps as the OG beer booster haha. Soju pop is cool, but beer and schnapps ranks first to me :)
I've never even heard of soju before I'm gonna have to try it
The first time I drank Soju was at the beach on my Counsin's Birthday and the flavor was Green Grape, and I like it.