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Poktanju

Modern · Multiple · Pint glass

Korea's canonical 'bomb shot' — literally 'bomb liquor' — a shot glass of soju dropped into a half-pint of beer and pounded in one go. A fixture of hoesik (after-work drinking) since the 1980s, it thrives on ritual and speed.

GlassPint glass
GarnishNone
ABV8%
Categoryinternational
Flavorwikidata-import, multiple

Ingredients

  • Soju1.5 oz
  • Lager Beer8 oz

Method

  1. Fill a pint glass halfway with cold lager.
  2. Fill a shot glass with soju.
  3. Drop the shot glass into the beer glass so it sinks or floats.
  4. Drink the entire glass in one go ('one shot').