An Australian who fell in love with Korean traditional alcohol

From makgeolli and fruit wines, to distilled liquor like soju Korea has a wide range of traditional alcoholic beverages.

Today we talk to someone who fell in love with these drinks and promotes them to foreigners in Korea and abroad.

We are now joined online by Korean traditional alcohol specialist Julia Mellor, originally from Australia and currently connecting to us from the Netherlands. She is the founder of “The Sool Company”. Julia, hello!

1) It’s still mid-January. At the year end and beginning of the new year people like to gather and have some drinks. We also have the lunar new year holiday coming up. I can imagine it’s a busy season for you and your business.

2) Currently you promote and educate people about Korean alcohol, but you used to be an English instructor. Tell us about your journey here in Korea.

3) Countries around the world have their own traditional types of liquors. What’s unique about Korean traditional alcoholic beverages? And what is it about Korean “sool” that made you specialize in this field?

4) Tell us about your efforts to understand Korean traditional alcohol and what was your first experience with Korean alcohol?

5) “The Sool Company” doesn't only promote “sool”, but educates through brewing. Tell us about this process and do you have any memorable stories to share from foreigners who visited to learn about Korean traditional alcohol?

6) Please tell us about one of your visions which is to introduce Korean alcoholic drinks overseas. And that’s also the reason why you are currently in the Netherlands, right?

7) Can you share your future plans as a Korean traditional alcohol specialist?