Happy Makgeolli Day 2015!
Too early to drink? Nonsense! Not when you’re celebrating the holiest of holy holidays: Makgeolli Day. Get some friends together and enjoy a bowl or three. 건배!
2015 Jarasum Makgeolli Festival (Update)
Just in case you missed the earlier post about the upcoming makgeolli events, the Jarasum Makgeolli Festival kicks off this weekend. The good people from MMPK and the Makgeolli Makers created an event page on facebook with lots of good info. In addition to a whole weekend of enjoying your favorite tipple, you can: visit the Expat Makgeolli Tasting…
Homebrew #01 – “The Makgeolli” Kit
For the first Takjoo Journals post on homebrewing, it’s best to start with the basics. And there’s nothing more basic than Win Win Farm & Co.’s makgeolli homebrewing kit that goes by the preposterously perfect name The Makgeolli (or, in Korean, 더 막걸리).
13th Annual Daehanmingook Makgeolli Festival Review
I had been looking forward to this year’s Daehanmingook Makgeolli Festival ever since last year’s ended. After all, 2014’s festival featured more makgeolli at my fingertips than I had never seen before. It stretched the whole plaza of Ilsan Culture Park, and makgeolli vendors from as far away as Yeosu and Jeju were present. There…
Kooksoondang Draught Makgeolli in Costco
From an article at Business Korea: “‘Kooksoondang (CEO Bae Jung-ho) announced on Oct. 12 that it has started selling Kooksoondang Saeng Makgeolli at two stores of Costco in Hsinchu and Xizhi in Taipei, Taiwan, from Oct. 2. This is the first time for Korean rice wine makgeolli to sell in overseas Costco stores…
Japan Losing Interest in Korean Makgeolli
Dwindling sales is further evidence of what we already know: Makgeolli is not the drink it once was in Japan. From an article at the Chosun Ilbo: “‘Several surveys there reveal that Korean manufacturers are losing its competitive edge against Japanese rivals, not just because of the weak yen,’ said Kang Hye-young at the ministry. For…
Sool #51 – Gotaek Chapssal Saengju
KOREAN NAME: 고택 찹쌀 생주 REVIEW: For my birthday, I took my friends over to Sool Gaeguri (술 개구리) in the Hapjeong/Sangsu area for—you know it—makgeolli. One of the bottles we ordered was a bit different. Only 500 ml but packing a high ABV-punch of 13.5%, we weren’t sure what to expect from Gotaek Chapssal Saengju other…
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