Somaek (소맥) is a popular Korean beer cocktail made with soju and beer in Korea. It is a syllabic abbreviation of two Korean words, soju (소주) and maekju (맥주, beer). Somaek is simply the combination of soju (a type of strong, Korean liquor similar to vodka) and maekju (the Korean word for beer) with a variety of ratios to make Somaek taste different while the ideal combination is up to the maker and a suggested ratio of 30% soju and 70% beer is widely accepted. It is simple to make and it goes extremely well with any type of Korean pub food or BBQ or, well, anything fried. Hope you try it out and enjoy! Gunbeh!

Serves

For 4 Persons Preparation Time ca. 5 Minuten

Ingredients

  • Beer 330ml 2 Bottles
  • Soju 350ml 1 Bottle (pure soju not cocktailed soju)

Preparation

  1. Just fill three-quarters of a glass with your choice of beer, approx 210ml (lager would be the best choice)
  2. Top it off with a shot or two of soju, approx. 50ml
  3. Tap the bottom of the glass with a stirrer and swirl the drink to allow the soju’s alcohol to combine with the carbonated fizz of the beer
  4. Everything is mixed so that bubbles form and rise to the top. Bubbles mean that the mix was done properly