Yeongilman Chingu Makgeolli
A 6% makgeolli brewed from Korean rice.
About this drink
Yeongilman Chingu Makgeolli is a makgeolli brewed from Korean rice that represents Pohang, North Gyeongsang.
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 Korean rice, starch syrup, agar seaweed (umutgasari), yeast, prepared seed koji, purified enzyme, aspartame, lactic acid (per government open data)
The brewer
Donghae Myeongju opened in 1955 as Dogu Brewery in Donghae-myeon, Pohang, North Gyeongsang. CEOs Seo Yeong-su, Yang Su-gil and Yang Min-ho have carried on its liquor in turn. While still making Dogu Makgeolli, an old-style wheat makgeolli, it has added water made by filtering tap water once more and tank temperature control that can be checked by smartphone. The results include Pohang's first liquor quality certification in 2012 and, in 2017, the first HACCP certification for a makgeolli company in the Gyeongsang region.
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