Distillery

HiteJinro Co., Ltd.

Owned by HiteJinro (Hite Beer + Jinro merger) · Seoul, Seoul, South Korea · Founded 1924

Jinro Soju founded 1924. Merged with Hite Beer in 2005 to form HiteJinro. Jinro Soju is the world's best-selling spirits brand by case volume — over 90 million cases/year. Soju is Korea's national spirit — traditionally rice-based and ~25% ABV; modern mass-market soju is grain-neutral spirit + water + sweetener.