Sejong Cheongju Fresh Makgeolli
세종청주생막걸리
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Taste and aroma
Wheat-bran warmth · Bready gosoham nuttiness · Savory cereal backbone · Mild bread-like finish
Pair with
Korean pancakes (jeon) · fried chicken · kimchi
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Joeunsul Sejong Brewery in Chungcheongbuk-do combines rice and wheat flour (somaekbun) to produce this 6% fresh makgeolli with a broader, more bready grain profile than pure-rice styles. The wheat flour adds a distinctive chewiness and yeasty depth to the mid-palate that Korean drinkers call 'gosoham' - a warm, toasty nuttiness. The aroma opens with steamed rice and a noticeable wheat-bran warmth. On the palate, the body is medium and creamy with gentle sweetness, but the wheat component introduces a savory cereal backbone that keeps the profile from reading as purely sweet. The finish tapers with a mild, bread-like warmth. Selected as a 2015 Chajaganeun Yangjojang, this brewery sits in the broader Sejong area known for clean agricultural water. Compared to all-rice makgeolli, the wheat addition is immediately noticeable - it makes the drink feel heartier and more filling. Serve at 5-8°C with haemul-pajeon (seafood scallion pancake) where the bready grain finds kinship with the pancake batter, or with doenjang-jjigae where the wheat-grain warmth meets fermented soybean depth.
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Ingredients
Rice, Wheat Flour