favourite drink

Oh I don't need to be drunk for that

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- Honestly, the amount of upvotes that comment has already for a non furry community is slightly concerning..
  Just how many cat people are on Lemmy? 10%? More?
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Very same

Soju is waaaay too easy to drink

This. It's deceptive af. My old job we had our holiday party at a KBBQ spot and all 12 of us went through like 30 bottles. I remember looking up and thinking, wtf where did all these bottles come from?!... oh wait I'm blasted. God I miss that little company, such a fun job.
Easier than cider?
- Depends on the cider/soju, but in my experience, yes.

Soju is the same thing as what we used to call "fortified" wine like Great White. It lures you in with 20% alcohol being sneaky enough to not immediately buzz you like liquor which then lowers your guard until suddenly you're black-out drunk singing 80s Nami songs in the nearest noraebang. OH YEONG WON HAN CHINGU! OH HAENGBOK HAN MAEUM! OH JEUL GEO EUN INSAENG! YEAH!

Does soju not taste like alcohol? I've never had it.

This is flavored soju, which is usually around 10-12% abv and is sweetened. Very drinkable. Unflavored soju is a little less friendly if you don't like tasting alcohol.
- Unflavored soju is my defense against drinking too much soju. I’ll have one bottle of that and be like “yep, I’m good”.
  Meanwhile, everyone else is near the bottom of their second bottle of flavored soju and eyeing a third…
Unflavored and by itself, it's meh. But flavored and/or mixed in with yogurt drinks or calpico, it's dangerous.

ok so I don't really drink alcohol, but some online friends got me to try soju. Grabbed some from the store and... I don't get it. very much an alcohol taste to it. I can taste the plum in it, but it's just not that great imo.

Plum soju is a weapon of mass drunkeness
Gotta drink it extremely cold. Still kinda tastes like alcohol (because it is alcohol) but way more easily drinkable.
Try this: https://amzn.eu/d/4AvcCcu
It's fruit sake, plum infused also, it does have an alcoholic feel to it but frankly barely tastes like alcohol at all.