North Korea invents alcohol that doesn't give you a hangover

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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The pair still looked fabulous although they wore no makeup and left their usual glamorous looks. Taylor rocked a black hoodie and a pair of gray leggings which she teamed with a pair of Nike shoes. Despite her sporty look, the "Blank Space" singer carried a black Prada handbag which made her look classy.

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