Jirisan Gangsoe

About this drink

Pure grain and nuruk are aged for 60 days by traditional fermentation, then brewed with about ten medicinal herbs from Jirisan Mountain, including bokbunja, omija, cornelian cherry, fleeceflower root, goji berry and hawthorn. A clear golden liquor with a sweet-potato aroma, it blends sweetness and acidity well. After drinking, a faint bitterness fills the mouth, and it goes down cleanly.

Description source: Traditional Liquor Information, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (Public Data Portal of Korea)

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How it's made

Fermented from purified water, rice, nuruk, ogapi (eleuthero), cornelian cherry, omija, refined white sugar, citric acid, purified enzyme, yagwanmun (Chinese bushclover) (per government open data)

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