About Wihayo

The vision of Korean born, Amsterdam based author and ‘foodie’ Nathalie Ji Yun Kranenburg, Wihayo Soju is produced in Schiedam, the Jenever capital of the world. It reveres a more artisan approach to distilling fermented rice and enzymatic malted barley using a traditional Jenever distillation system. The high quality rice and malted barley are ground on site by the producers very own windmill that has been in use for six generations, dating back to 1785. Wihayo is the first premium quality soju to be made in Europe — an exciting innovation perfectly combining the distilling traditions of both Korea and the Netherlands.

The name Wihayo derives from the word ‘Wihayeo’ — a phrase used by young Koreans when they cheers before drinking soju — ‘for you’ in Korean.

Wihayo is a rice spirit developed by master jenever distillers at Herman Jansen. A mash is created combining crushed rice grains with enzymatic malted barley. The particular yeast starter culture selected for fermentation provides the sought after fresh and fruity alcohol which is in turn concentrated through a double distillation process. A small amount of liquorice distillate is added for natural sweetness and the final liquid is bottled at 19% ABV.
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