 
The Chinese character, 'ju' for alcohol derives from a special pot used for fermentation.
It has a pointed bottom and amphora-like shape, making it easy to separate out sediment
that has settled to the bottom. The Korea word, 'sul', originated from su (meaning water in Chinese) and bul (fire).
This came to be abbreviated over time into sul. The term fired water came from the boiling appearance of fermenting liquid.
There is an old saying that goes "water was created by god, sul was created by humans."
The origin of alcohol is steeped in mythology. In Egyptian mythology, Isis' husband Osiris taught
the god of grain how to make beer. In Greek-Roman mythology, it was Dionysos-Bachus.
In the Old Testament, Noah was the first to make alcohol.
In Chinese mythology, princess Weechok created the first alcohol.
How about Korean alcohol?
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