Miin Yakju
미인약주
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Taste and aroma
Sweet rice porridge (ssal-juk) · Roasted peanut · Injeolmi with soybean powder · Nuruk tannin astringency
Pair with
tteokgalbi (minced short rib patties) · hobakjuk (pumpkin porridge) · songpyeon (half-moon rice cakes)
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Miin Yakju ('Beautiful Person' Yakju) from Gyeonggi-do is a 15% yakju built entirely on glutinous rice, nuruk, and purified water. The glutinous rice monopoly gives it a noticeably thicker, more viscous texture than blended-rice yakju - the liquid clings to the glass and pours with visible weight. The nose carries sweet rice porridge (ssal-juk), roasted peanut, and a faint floral tone that could be from the nuruk culture. On the palate, the viscosity translates into a coating mouthfeel that fills every crevice, with a pronounced rice sweetness at the midpalate that recalls injeolmi-coated in roasted soybean powder. The finish is warm and moderately long, with a very slight astringency from the nuruk tannins. Serve at 10-14°C with tteokgalbi (minced short rib patties), where the meat's tender sweetness echoes the rice's sweetness in a rich-meets-rich pairing, or with hobakjuk (pumpkin porridge), where two viscous, sweet preparations merge into pure comfort.
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- Gyeonggi (경기)
Ingredients
Glutinous Rice, Nuruk, Purified Water