An interview with Yunchang Kang, founder of SULDOK.
July · 2026 PUBLISHED
Korea Always Had Its Own Drink
Before industrial green-bottle soju, Korea drank very differently. The country once had a vast world of local alcohol — made with rice, nuruk, herbs, flowers, pine needles, and time. Much of it nearly disappeared within a century.
One read, one drop calendar, one pairing.
One letter,
every Sunday.
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