Jiranjigyo
지란지교
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Taste and aroma
Injeolmi (pounded rice cake) · Malted barley · Sourdough wheat funk · Toasted grain warmth
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bossam (boiled pork wraps) · pajeon (scallion pancake) · kimchi-jeon (kimchi pancake)
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Named after a deep, kindred friendship (지란지교), this 17% takju from Jeollabuk-do is brewed with both glutinous and non-glutinous rice plus traditional wheat nuruk - a combination that produces one of the thickest, most textured makgeolli you will encounter. The body is dense and porridge-like, coating the palate with a cereal richness that recalls freshly pounded injeolmi (rice cake). Sweetness is present but earthy, closer to malted barley than to honey, and the wheat nuruk adds a bready, almost sourdough funk that emerges halfway through each sip. The high ABV gives it warmth and length, with a finish that lingers on toasted grain and fermented wheat. Pour it slowly (sediment matters) and serve at 8-10°C with bossam, where the blanched pork's gentle fattiness gets structure from the dense body, or with jeon-platter (pajeon, kimchi-jeon), where the oily crispness of fried batter meets the drink's malty heft.
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- Jiranjigyo Friends Brewery
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- Jeonbuk (전북)
Ingredients
Glutinous Rice, Non-glutinous Rice, Traditional Nuruk, Purified Water