"cory" wrote in message
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Musashi wrote:


nicotine infused shochu


Shouchuu is a strong clear distilled drink (rather similar to vodka)
known
mostly as a drink
of Kyuushu, the Southrnmost major island. Usually made from rice,
buckwheat,
sweet potatoe
and in some cases even sugar cane. This drink is not a wine and is much
stronger than "sake".
Don't know anything about nicotine-infused. I quit smoking a long time
ago.

I assumed shochu was a Japanese derivative of the Korean beverage
"soju", which has been made there for centuries. The products have a
very similar flavor and appearance.

Yes, shouchu is generally considered the same as Soju in South Korea. In
fact
Jinro the Korean soju in the green bottles sells in Japan as well.
Soju is also well known to any American GI stationed in Korea who has ever
gotten
plastered, as one half of "Jungle juice", the other half being pineapple
juice.
As to which derived from which I don't know and wouldn't want to get into a
debate
since shouchu as far as I know has also been around in Japan for centuries.
However, I think Korean soju is mostly from rice as I have never heard of
potato or
buckwheat or barley as in Japanese shouchu.