Dong Dong Ju
Dong Dong Ju is one of the greatest traditional alcoholic drinks of Korea. It's served in a bowl with a ladle, and drunk out of a bowl. It's thick like a soup, almost the texture of yogurt, and served cold. The first sip was extremely sour, with a slight flavor of rice wine. But it's actually pretty smooth. It goes down much easier than soju or makgeolli. It is a little sour, even after you get used to it, but there is no aftertaste. It is alcohol, but even after drinking the whole bowl among two people, I can't feel any effects. It's definitely not as strong as the other Korean rice wines.
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I teach at a university in the Daegu area and have recently become a big fan of Dong Dong Ju, which I drink at a particularly pleasant Korean food restaurant run by several middle-aged women. It has a soft, rice-like taste, and is not heavy or stridently alcohol tasting. It actually seems to have a calming effect on my stomach, much like yogurt does for me. Well worth trying!