Oh I wonder what it is, it’s too cloudy to be soju, it looks like makgeolli.
If I remember Xi doesn’t really drink, edit: I learned he used to drink a lot but cut back as he got older but he used to go hard on baiju, makgeolli is a very light drink but depending on who made it it can actually be fairly tart or acidic. Maybe he’s not a bit fan of sour drinks.
His anti-corruption drive where he made communist officials stop drinking so damn much was a neoliberal plot to hollow out the ebil CCP so freedom and democracy can bloom in the near future!
Lol the guardian is very concerned about the effect on China’s economy this will have
Also having officials drink and dine out less is ‘austerity’(I mean in the most pedantic definition I guess it is, but comparing it to hollowing out of social services in the west is disingenuous as fuck)
IMO soju tastes like someone put some of that artificial coffee sweetener in (A slightly lighter) vodka to me. My possibly controversial take is that it would be a good base for cocktails that you would otherwise use vodka for, but I am not paying the premium for imported Korean booze to do so.
IMO soju tastes like someone put some of that artificial coffee sweetener in (A slightly lighter) vodka to me. My possibly controversial take is that it would be a good base for cocktails that you would otherwise use vodka for, but I am not paying the premium for imported Korean booze to do so.
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If I was paying the Trump “fuck you, peasant” tax for something imported from Korea, I’m sticking with anything plum flavored. I fucking love Asian plums
Oh I wonder what it is, it’s too cloudy to be soju, it looks like makgeolli.
If I remember
Xi doesn’t really drink,edit: I learned he used to drink a lot but cut back as he got older but he used to go hard on baiju, makgeolli is a very light drink but depending on who made it it can actually be fairly tart or acidic. Maybe he’s not a bit fan of sour drinks.he used to be a committed marxist but became a liberal 😤
His anti-corruption drive where he made communist officials stop drinking so damn much was a neoliberal plot to hollow out the ebil CCP so freedom and democracy can bloom in the near future!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/china-civil-servant-public-employee-austerity-drive-economy
Lol the guardian is very concerned about the effect on China’s economy this will have
Also having officials drink and dine out less is ‘austerity’(I mean in the most pedantic definition I guess it is, but comparing it to hollowing out of social services in the west is disingenuous as fuck)
ding ding ding. You got it. The story someone posted about it mentioned that.
I know my traditional Korean peasant drinks
An important skill. I’ve only had soju (chamisul), and that was very distinctly not for me.
Plain soju is way too harsh imo, the fruity ones are far superior. That said I prefer makgeolli because it’s a great summer drink to end the day with
IMO soju tastes like someone put some of that artificial coffee sweetener in (A slightly lighter) vodka to me. My possibly controversial take is that it would be a good base for cocktails that you would otherwise use vodka for, but I am not paying the premium for imported Korean booze to do so.
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If I was paying the Trump “fuck you, peasant” tax for something imported from Korea, I’m sticking with anything plum flavored. I fucking love Asian plums
Man I should get some plums.
Plum juice and vodka?
no, plum wine, Maesil-ju. which funny enough when looking up how that’s made, is similar to plum juice and vodka.
but maelsil-ju is way better imo
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That’s fake news, don’t spread that