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Jinro Chamisul Fresh

Name: Jinro Chamisul Fresh 360ml
SKU: 105357
Price: 10.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Spirits · 360ml · 13%

$10.99each

What it tastes like

A lighter style soju, carefully filtered, with soft sweetness, a crisp texture and a smooth finish.

Additional information

Spirits
Style: 360ml
Size: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.4 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Jinro Chamisul Fresh

Chamisul is the soju brand of Jinro, a South Korean company founded in 1924 and now part of HiteJinro. Chamisul launched in South Korea in 1998 and has been filtered through bamboo charcoal since the start. Since then it has sold around 39 billion 360 ml bottles, the same size as this one.

Soju is a clear Korean spirit. It was traditionally distilled from rice, but a ban on rice distilling in 1965 pushed producers towards ethanol made from starches like sweet potato and tapioca, which is then diluted and flavoured. Fresh is the lighter style in the Chamisul line, with a strength of around 16%, below the 20.1% of Chamisul Original. It is a clean, neutral spirit, filtered through charcoal made from Korean bamboo for a fresh, smooth finish.

Soju is usually served chilled and drunk neat in small glasses. By custom the youngest at the table pours for their elders and everyone uses both hands to pour and to hold the glass. It matches fried chicken well, and it can also go into cocktails.