List of Korean drinks
This list of Korean drinks includes drinks, traditional or modern, which are distinctive to or closely identified with Korea. Brands and companies are South Korean unless noted.
Alcoholic drinks
- Baekseju
- Beolddeokju, herbal rice wine believed to increase male stamina; bottles are often sold topped with a ceramic penis
- Cheongju, rice wine
- *Sogokju
- *Beopju, a traditional liquor of Gyeongju
- Dugyeonju
- Gyepiju
- Insamju, medicinal wine; made from ginseng
- Makgeolli wine from rice and fermentation starter nuruk
- Munbaeju
- Persimmon wine, produced in the wine tunnel south of Daegu
- Soju, sweet potato or rice liquor
- *Jinro, a brand of soju
- Yakju
- *Takju, also known as makgeolli
- **Dongdongju
- Ttongsul
Beers
- Hite, other products include Black Beer Stout
- Oriental Brewery, brands include OB and Cass
- Taedonggang, a North Korean beer resembling ale; produced since 2002
Non-alcoholic drinks
Traditional
All Korean traditional non-alcoholic drinks are referred to as "eumcheongnyu". According to historical documents regarding Korean cuisine, almost 200 items of eumcheongnyu are found. Eumcheongnyu can be divided into the categories of cha, tang, jang, suksu, galsu, hwachae, sikhye, sujeonggwa, milsu or kkulmul, jeup and milk by their ingredient materials and preparation methods. Among the eumcheongnyu, cha, hwachae, sikhye, and sujeonggwa are still widely favored and consumed; however, tang, jang, suksu, and galsu have almost disappeared in the present.Teas
- Boricha, made from barley
- Green tea, a staple of tea culture across East Asia
- Oksusu cha, made from boiled roasted corn kernels
- Sungnyung made from boiled toasted rice
- Yulmu cha, made from the yulmu grains
Hwachae
- Hwachae is a group of Korean traditional drinks made with fruits, flower petals, and honey, or sugar.
Others
- Ogamcha, a drink with alder, licorice, chaga and ginseng
- Shikhye, a malt drink
- Solhinun, a pine bud drink made by Lotte
- Sujeonggwa, a persimmon and cinnamon drink
Modern
- 2% fruit flavored water; peach, lemon, apple, grape and pomegranate
- 815 Cola
- Achimhaetsal, rice milk
- Bacchus-F
- Banana Flavored Milk
- Chilsung Cider, a clear carbonated sugar soda
- Duyu, soymilk
- McCol, a barley-made cola
- Milkis, a creamy soda
- Sac Sac, a Mandarin orange-flavored drink with bits of pulp, found in small aluminum cans with a peel-off tab
- Vita 500, an energy drink launched in 2001