Soju: A Liquor’s Global Journey
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“For those who have not yet tasted soju, or heard about it, soju is the distinctive national spirit of Korea, a clear and colorless distilled liquor similar to vodka. It was only available inside Korea in the twentieth century, but soju is now one of the world’s most popular drinks…”
So begins today’s story from Dr. Hyunhee Park.
For further reading:
Soju: A Global History by Hyunhee Park (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Episode transcript:
https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/
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