Sansachun

Sansachun is a Korean rice wine flavored with sansa or hawthorn fruit—a flowering shrub or tree of the rose family. It is a mellow drink with a fruity aroma and a sweet and sour flavor. This rice wine has a low alcohol content, typically around 14% ABV.

It is commonly enjoyed as a pre-dinner drink or paired with traditional Korean dishes, especially stews or meat dishes. Sansachun is usually served neat, in shot glasses. The drink allegedly has a centuries-old tradition, and it was initially enjoyed as a medicinal drink with a calming, therapeutical effect.