Icheon Rice Fresh Makgeolli

Description

Oseong Distillery in Gyeonggi-do sources domestic rice from Icheon — one of Korea's most celebrated rice-growing regions — for this 6% fresh makgeolli. The Icheon terroir shows in a particularly clean, rounded grain sweetness that feels polished rather than rustic. The body is creamy and mid-weight, with a short, neat finish that resets quickly for food pairing. Live fermentation from the unpasteurized format adds gentle effervescence and a trace of tangy complexity. A 2011 Korea Woorisool Encouragement Award in fresh makgeolli underscores its solid fundamentals. Serve at 5-7°C with naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) where the icy broth and creamy rice create a temperature-texture contrast, or with bindaetteok for a classic market-stall combination.

Ingredients

Korean Rice

Tasting Notes

Awards

• ★2011 대한민국우리술품평회 장려상 (생막걸리 부문)

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