Firstly, read the label to make sure you know what you're getting, because it would be a mistake to mix up soju and sake. Soju, which often comes in a small green bottle with a twistable cap ...

(These are the pricier, "high-end" bottles; cheaper sakes tend ... this "extremely light" sake is bursting with notes of green apple, sorbet and citrus, said West in Esquire.