[INTERVIEW] Two drinking buddies team up to upgrade underrated makgeolli koreatimes.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimes.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
[INTERVIEW] Two drinking buddies team up to upgrade underrated makgeolli
Posted : 2021-07-29 08:18
Using locally sourced rice, Seoul-based brewery produces additive-free, homemade-style drinks
By Lee Gyu-lee
Makgeolli, a cloudy white rice-based beverage, is one of the country s oldest alcoholic drinks. And throughout its long history, it has undergone changes, from being traditionally homebrewed during the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom to being mass-produced in factory breweries starting in the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of Korea.
This mass-produced modern makgeolli has resulted in stereotypes today that the drink is old-fashioned, cheap, mediocre and gives the worst hangovers.
Two young entrepreneurs at Hangang Brewery, Koh Sung-yong and Lee Sang-woo, are striving to challenge these notions by rewriting the standards and offering the real taste of makgeolli.
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Based on the British drama of the same name, Uncle tells the story of an uncle who takes care of his nephew, an elementary school student with anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, due to his sister s divorce.
Oh Jung-se plays the uncle Wang Joon-hyeok, who was swindled and put on the edge of a cliff, while
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