Seoul Night Plum Spirits 375ml

Seoul Night Plum Spirits is a clear Korean plum spirit from The Han, a Seoul producer that works only with maesil, the Korean green plum. It is double distilled from golden maesil and cold filtered, giving a dry, floral spirit in a compact 375ml bottle.

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The Han lets its maesil ripen on the tree longer than usual, until the skins turn a reddish gold, and that riper fruit is what the company calls golden maesil. For Seoul Night it is distilled twice at low temperature, with juniper berries added during distillation for a light spicy lift, then cold filtered for a clean, smooth texture. In many markets it is sold as a premium plum soju. Unlike the sweet green bottles of fruit soju or a syrupy maesil liqueur, Seoul Night is dry, with the plum showing as aroma rather than sugar, so it drinks more like a fruit-scented gin or vodka.

Serve it well chilled. The simplest way is neat, poured into small glasses straight from the fridge or freezer, Korean style. It also works over a large ice cube, or lengthened with soda water or tonic and a slice of lemon or grapefruit for an easy highball. Swap it for gin in a Martini or Tom Collins for a plum twist. For food, it suits Korean barbecue, bulgogi, spicy fried chicken, kimchi pancakes and grilled seafood, where the dry, clean finish cuts through rich and spicy flavours. The 375ml size is handy for a dinner party or a gift for anyone curious about Korean spirits beyond everyday soju.