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North Korea State Media Claim That the Country Has Invented Hangover-Free Alcohol
In this July 27, 2013 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to war veterans during a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. Despite thinly sourced reports that an order went out in mid-March 2014 for university students to buzz cut the sides of their heads just like North Korea’s supreme leader, recent visitors to the country say they haven’t seen evidence of any mass haircutting. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)\n

North Korea State Media Claim That the Country Has Invented Hangover-Free Alcohol

Koryo Liquor “is highly appreciated by experts and lovers as it is suave and causes no hangover.”

North Korea is claiming to have invented an alcoholic beverage that won’t give you a hangover, according to state-run media.

According the Pyongyang Times, a state-controlled newspaper in North Korea, “Koryo Liquor” is made from “indigenous Kaesong Koryo insam (ginseng) and glutinous rice cultivated by an organic farming method in the country.”

FILE - In this July 27, 2013 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to war veterans during a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. Despite thinly sourced reports that an order went out in mid-March 2014 for university students to buzz cut the sides of their heads just like North Korea’s supreme leader, recent visitors to the country say they haven’t seen evidence of any mass haircutting. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File) AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to war veterans during a July 2013 mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

The report claims that that the secret lies in “the scorched rice,” and that Koryo Liquor “is highly appreciated by experts and lovers as it is suave and causes no hangover.”

According the Pyongyang Times, “The product exudes national flavour also in the shape of bottle and packaging.”

North Korean state media often report bizarre claims made by the nation’s totalitarian government. Last year, they claimed that the country had discovered a cure for Ebola, SARS and AIDS, also using ginseng.

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Kate Scanlon

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