They were drinking sake, which is indeed a type of liquor, but it only has an alcohol content of about ten to twenty percent, slightly higher than beer.
For someone like Wang Hao, who was used to drinking high-proof spirits like water, it really was no different from drinking water.
Suzuki and his friends seemed to have realized this problem as well.
Immediately, someone suggested that sake wasn't enough due to its low alcohol content and proposed switching to soju.
The so-called soju has a pretty standard alcohol content.
Soju is classified into Type A and Type B based on the distillation process.
Type A soju is the liquor distilled from alcohol-containing materials using a continuous distillation machine, with an alcohol content below 36 degrees.
Type B soju is distilled from alcohol-containing materials using a pot still, and its alcohol content is below 45 degrees; this kind of soju is also known as "honkaku" (authentic) soju.
