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News N.Korean ginseng liquor doesn’t cause hangovers: State mediaLocal media says the ginseng drink, after years of research, is 'suave and causes no hangover'
A North Korean insam (ginseng) liquor can be drunk without fear of hangover, according to an article from the DPRK’s Pyongyang Times. The article, oddly entitled, “Liquor wins quality medal for preserving national smack” claims the Taedonggang Foodstuff Factory has been improving the drink for years. The research involved replacing sugar with scorched, glutinous rice which helped eliminate both bitterness, and hangovers. “Koryo Liquor, which is made of six-year-old Kaesong Koryo insam, known as being highest in medicinal effect, and the scorched rice, is highly appreciated by experts and lovers as it is suave and causes no hangover,” © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |