Korean drinks,
matched to your taste
Hansool is a curated guide to Korean traditional liquor — makgeolli, cheongju, yakju, distilled soju, and fruit wine — along with the people who brew them.
Six questions, one answer for your table
There are no right answers. Just pick what appeals to you, and Hansool will weigh six criteria to find the Korean drink closest to your palate. Even one answer is enough.
What flavors are you drawn to?
How strong would you like it today?
What kind of occasion is it?
What mood are you after today?
Anything to eat alongside?
How familiar are you with Korean drinks?
A glass that speaks to your taste
This is a sample recommendation. Finish the quiz above and it will update to match your taste.
Korean drinks, made easy
No prior knowledge needed — we've laid out what makes each drink appealing. Tap a card to browse the drinks in that category.
A milky rice brew with a gentle natural fizz. Low in alcohol and easy to enjoy — Korea's signature drink.
An elegant, clear rice wine. It pairs beautifully with food and suits more formal occasions.
A fermented rice wine scented with medicinal herbs and grains. Known for its mellow sweetness and deep finish.
A clean, spirited soju distilled from rice. Wonderful neat or in a highball.
A fermented drink with vivid fruit aroma. Bright acidity and bubbles make it perfect for celebrations.
Seven drinks worth knowing first
A hand-picked starting point while we translate the rest of the catalog.
Boksoondoga Hand-crafted Makgeolli
A living sparkle that rises like champagne
Pungjeong Sagye Chun (Spring)
Clear, elegant cheongju brewed to capture spring
Hwayo 25
Clean distilled soju from a celebrated ceramics house
Hansan Sogokju
Baekje's famed liquor, deep and sweet, handed down for 1,500 years
Omyrose Gyeol
Three years of craft, the pinnacle of omija sparkling
Omyrose Yeon
Soft and refreshing, an everyday omija sparkling
Haechang Makgeolli 9
Honest makgeolli with a hearty, grain-deep sweetness
Behind every bottle is someone's hands
Stories from breweries and ateliers across Korea. Tap a card to see the full story.
Boksoondoga
A brewery in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, home of Boksoondoga Hand-crafted Makgeolli, a naturally carbonated makgeolli brewed with Korean rice in old earthenware jars.
Hwayang Brewery
A brewery in Cheongju that makes the four-season Pungjeong Sagye line with hyang-on-gok, a royal-court nuruk; its Chun was chosen as the dinner liquor of the 2017 Korea-US summit.
Hwayo · Kwangjuyo
A distilled soju made from 100% Korean rice and aged in onggi, brewed in Yeoju, Gyeonggi by the ceramics company Kwangjuyo Group.
Where to have your next glass
Real venues where you can taste the curated liquors — from dining bars to the winery itself.
Space O
Space O is a dining bar at 49 Insadong-gil in Jongno, Seoul, specializing in Omyrose, Ominara's sparkling omija wine.
Bicena (Signiel Seoul)
Bicena is a fine-dining restaurant inside Signiel Seoul, on the 81st floor of Lotte World Tower in Jamsil.
Ominara Winery
Ominara Winery, in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, is where Ominara welcomes visitors for tastings and experiences.