Nonsan Yangchon Yangjo’s ‘Yeoyu 40’ wins the Grand Prize at the Republic of Korea Korean Liquor Appraisal Association.

A premium soju brewed with traditional nuruk and native yeast strains... Expect regional agricultural and economic revitalization Yeoyu 40, a traditional soju produced by Yangchon Yangjo, an agricultural corporation in Yangchon-myeon, Nonsan City (Mayor Baek-sung-hyeon), won the Grand Prize in the distilled liquor category at the "2025 South Korean Traditional Liquor Appraisal." The "South Korean Traditional Liquor Appraisal" is the only government-sponsored traditional liquor competition in the country, held since 2010 with the aim of improving the quality of traditional liquors and strengthening the industry's competitiveness. This year's competition saw 402 products from 246 distilleries across the nation, fiercely competing, and the winning products were selected through rigorous evaluation by liquor experts and a public evaluation panel. The award-winning Yeoyu 40 is a distilled traditional soju that is a modern reinterpretation of Songkwang Soju, which was launched in 1956. ...