What is this North Korean booze?
So a friend of mine managed to get his hands on this bottle:
It's obviously 40% and made in North Korea. I can't make out the cursive script ("..hung Sul"?), but it says 인풍술 (Inpungsul) in Korean, and Kanggye is a place in the north of the country. What is it?
Best Answer
By the looks of things and the comments posted on the photo below it is a North Korean Whiskey.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyfox/7070619751/
This is confirmed by another blogger, which apparently is available from a shop at the DMZ.
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Found another blog with the trip to DMZ with a picture of the alcohol from North Korea but the bottle for Brandy is different from the one listed in the original, but wording on the label is similar.
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Answer 2
I'm not certain, but it sounds like Paekrosul.
According to the description on lonely planet forums.
Paekrosul:
A "well-known liquor," this is a Kanggye specialty from the D.P.R.K. (aka North Korea). Shoddy packaging, with a bottle full of defects (at least no holes beyond the necessary one) and a cap that guarantees it will leak in your luggage, hides a truly impressive liquor. A very attractive aroma, with a flavour to match, and a very nice lingering aftertaste. This is stunningly good. As an added bonus, if you drink it, you get to live for a hundred years (thus the name, which means "hundred-years liquor"). 40% alcohol.
Also a Google image search for Paekrosul returns lots of bottles with the same logo printed on the label.
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