Jeju local specialty liquor to be exported to the US

A business group in Jeju's rural village has signed a contract to export local specialty liquor to the United States. The deal is worth approximately 2.1 billion won and involves the production of 2.5 million bottles of citrus-based liquor over three years. The liquor will be produced at Wangjike Brewery, which is part of a village creation project. The city expects the traditional liquor manufacturing technology and local specialties to be recognized in overseas markets, and sees this as a potential way to increase local income.

Local specialty liquor produced in Jeju’s rural villages is set to be exported to the United States. Jeju City announced that Wangjike Village Business Group (CEO Kim Ok-hwa) of Gosan 1-ri recently signed an export contract with a U.S. distributor to produce 2.5 million bottles of local liquor made with citrus base, worth about 2.1 billion won, for three years starting this year. The business group is producing local specialty liquor at Wangjike Brewery, an agricultural product processing center established as part of the Gosan 1-ri Village Creation Project. The city expects that the traditional liquor manufacturing technology and products utilizing local specialties will be recognized in ...