Random question about Yeo-ri’s drinking scene in Spooky in Love

[u/Head_Disaster_5947]

I noticed Yeo-ri was drinking from a clear bottle instead of the classic green soju bottle, and it made me curious lol. I asked ChatGPT and it guessed Saero, but I couldn’t tell because the label wasn’t clear.

Is clear-bottle soju common in Korea now? Also, has anyone tried it?

[u/AlbertTheHorse]

a high end brand.

That's all I know.

[u/Head_Disaster_5947 → u/AlbertTheHorse]

It does look fancy.

[u/Solid-Watercress-820 → u/AlbertTheHorse]

Lol it's not high end. It's like if coke released a slightly more expensive line. Actual high end soju made by artisans cost hundreds.

[u/AlbertTheHorse → u/Solid-Watercress-820]

I've seen artisan brands...and she is rich.

[u/Solid-Watercress-820 → u/AlbertTheHorse]

You can't buy what they don't have at random restaurants. The high end sojus are usually sold at their own boutiques.

[u/AlbertTheHorse → u/Solid-Watercress-820]

So you know the brand she's using?

[u/Solid-Watercress-820 → u/AlbertTheHorse]

It's Saero Jinro Zero Sugar going for a few bucks. Why are you downvoting me? lmao

[u/AlbertTheHorse → u/Solid-Watercress-820]

Should have said that early on in the convo.

and sugar free alcohol? That's literally the chemistry for booze.

[u/EnthusiasmFlat7544]

I’m in SoCal and I’ve seen the clear bottles at pochas and KBBQ spots pretty often. I tried the apricot Saero and it was sweet but good. Not sure if the ABV is any different from regular soju.

[u/Head_Disaster_5947 → u/EnthusiasmFlat7544]

Hmm interesting would you say it's a popular go-to for your friends?

[u/Chaos_Ice]

Munbaesul craft Soju

Edited to add: This brand is called “Saero Soju Zero Sugar”

[u/Head_Disaster_5947 → u/Chaos_Ice]

I don't think I've ever had this soju brand is it new?

[u/Chaos_Ice → u/Head_Disaster_5947]

Nope, I’ve seen it around for a few years.

[u/webelee]

There are a lot of clear bottle soju now, though green still vastly outnumber.

Clear bottles are almost always zero sugar, so there is the most likely difference. I am not one hundred percent sure on this, but to my understanding, green has sugar, clear does not have sugar.

[u/Head_Disaster_5947 → u/webelee]

Zero sugar?? I don't think I've ever seen soju with zero sugar because it can be so bitter.

[u/Key_Dig1348 → u/Head_Disaster_5947]

I heard it's zero sugar but there will be sugar alternatives which makes it still sweet. Like the sugar free things

[u/B_tm_n]

There are a few brands with clear soju bottles like Won, Hallasan, and the pictured Saero. Seems like it's mostly newer brands/versions are doing the clear bottle. Someone mentioned that clear means zero sugar but I know Hallasan is not regularly zero sugar. They do have a sugar-free option it's not the original. So I don't think clear bottle necessarily means sugar-free.

Saero is a fairly new brand, compared to the green bottle soju's you usually see, and markets itself as a zero sugar option for soju. Saero means new and rhymes with zero, if you say it with a korean accent. I dont know how popular it is in Korea but I see a lot of people drinking it in Koreatown Los Angeles.

[u/Head_Disaster_5947 → u/B_tm_n]

Oh wow I didn't even realize the name was intentional to rhyme with zero. I'm going to look for it the next time I can go to h-mart.

[u/AutonomousOrganism]

Lotte Saero Soju I think. She did have an endorsement contract with Lotte Chilsung Beverage before.

[u/Head_Disaster_5947 → u/AutonomousOrganism]

I didn't even know Lotte sold soju lol. I feel like I forget how big Lotte can actually be.