Kim Jong-un's scientists claim to have invented an alcohol that won't give you a hangover, it's been reported.
The liquor
is apparently made from plant extract ginseng and the sugar is replaced
with burnt rice, which should eliminate both bitterness and a hangover,
according to North Korean media.
Named
Koryo Liquor, it has been produced at Taedonggang Foodstuff Factory, a
company that has spent years refining the drink in the country, the
state controlled Pyongyang Times reports.
"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,” according to the article.
However the 'hangover-free' claims have been disputed with experts claiming there is no such thing.
Andray Abrahamian, director of research from Choson Exchange, which supports entrepreneurship in North Korea, told NK News
: "There are some high quality liquors made in North Korea, though in
my experience there is no such thing as hangover-free booze anywhere in
the world."
He added that he hadn't tried the brand but associated the drink with
medicinal properties and isn't that keen on it as a "tasty treat".
Ginseng is commonly used both in North and South Korea on the basis of being a medicine.
North Korean media sources last year claimed medical products containing extracts from the plant could cure Ebola, Aids, Mers and Sars.
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