Korean Drinking Culture 2026: Why MZ & Gen Z Quit Hoesik
Korea’s MZ generation dropped hoesik and binge drinking — and Western Gen Z went sober-curious. What they drink instead: home-sul, traditional liquor, NoLo.

Korea’s MZ generation dropped hoesik and binge drinking — and Western Gen Z went sober-curious. What they drink instead: home-sul, traditional liquor, NoLo.

Korean alcohol is much bigger than green-bottle soju. Learn how makgeolli, cheongju, yakju, traditional soju, and fruit wines compare with sake, wine, vodka, and whisky—plus the etiquette that still matters and the rules K-dramas exaggerate.