Perhaps in an effort to mollify the international community after its claims of a successful test of a hydrogen bomb, North Korea is now claiming that some of their researchers have modified a kind of liquor made from ginseng to not cause hangovers. The two claims are equally believable.

The Pyongyang Times, a state-run news agency in North Korea, ran an article about how researchers had created a different kind of insam, a liquor made from ginseng. Called Koryo, the latest version of the liquor uses “scorched glutinous rice” instead of sugar, and is said to remove bitterness and the hangover effect from the drink. It’s not clear how this mechanism works, given that hangovers are jointly caused by dehydration and the irritant effect of alcohol on the lining of your digestive tract, but don’t let that stop you from dreaming.

When asked by English-language site NK News, Andray Abrahamian from Choson Exchange remarked that North Korea does indeed have quality liquors, although of insam he said “I associate ginseng with its medicinal properties, though, so am not that keen on it as a tasty treat.” Then again, if it does the job and doesn’t make you pay for it in the morning, who cares what it tastes like?

Coming from the land that claims it can cure AIDS and SARS, chances are pretty good the hangover-free alcohol still remains a dream today. While this could be Kim Jong-un’s way of playing nice with the world after a successful but reportedly overstated hydrogen bomb test, we’re thinking it’s probably just an attempt to get his drinking buddy Dennis Rodman back over for another bender.