Chamisul


Chamisul is a brand of soju by HiteJinro. It is the most popular brand of liquor in the world. Chamisul Fresh is 17% ABV, and Chamisul ORIGINAL is 20.1% ABV. The name "Chamisul," meaning "dew" in Korean, was created by Son Hye-won, the representative of Cross Point to represent the dew on the bottles of cold soju. It is also the Korean-reading of the hanja Jin-ro, the name of the company. The name of the first product was "Chamjinisulro." After the introduction of Chamisul Fresh on August 18, 2006, the brand was called both "Chamjinisulro" and "Chamisul." In December 2009, it was decided that "Chamisul" would be the sole name.

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Chamisul Fresh is a product with a lowered alcohol content. On April 09, 2018, it was announced that the alcohol content will be lowered from 17.8% to 17.2% ABV starting April 16, 2018. From March 18, 2019, it was lowered again to 17% ABV.

Chamisul Original

Chamisul CLASSIC is the derivative of the original Chamisul, with a 20.1% ABV. It was announced on September 11, 2017 that the name will be changed to Chamisul ORIGINAL.