Gapyeong Jas Fresh Makgeolli

Description

Urisul Brewery in Gyeonggi-do incorporates Gapyeong-grown pine nuts into a rice-and-ipguk fermentation, tapping into a regional ingredient that defines the Gapyeong area northeast of Seoul. Pine nuts are a luxury ingredient in Korean cuisine, used in juk (porridge) and tteok (rice cakes), and here they bring an elegant, oily nuttiness that stands apart from the rounder, sweeter profiles of chestnut or sweet potato flavored makgeolli. The aroma opens with creamy pine-nut oil and polished rice, almost buttery. On the palate at 6% ABV, the body is medium-weight and creamy with a gentle sweetness that yields to a distinctive pine-nut finish — slightly resinous and pleasantly fatty, lingering on the back palate. Refined enzymes keep the texture smooth and consistent. The brewery earned a 2015 Chajaganeun Yangjojang (Visiting Brewery) designation, confirming its regional craft identity. Serve at 6-8°C with jat-juk (pine nut porridge) for a thematic double-down, or with delicate steamed mandu where the buttery nut quality complements the dumpling wrapper's soft chew.

Ingredients

Rice, Purified Water, 쌀입국, 잣, Yeast, 정제효소 등

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