Tag: pocheon

#60. Pocheon Black Bean Makgeolli (포천검은콩 막걸리)

I’d only tasted one black bean makgeolli before this one and it was nutty and easy to drink so I was looking forward to having another as, generally, I like Pocheon rice wines. Unfortunately this one is a really sour tasting makgeolli not like Seobaeksan (review here) and is quite difficult to drink, which is saying a lot coming from a Scotsman. I will give it a little benefit of the doubt as it is pasteurized and so has a long shelf-life which may have affected the flavour slightly, but even my football team winning wasn’t enough to sweeten the taste. Continue reading #60. Pocheon Black Bean Makgeolli (포천검은콩 막걸리)

#41 Pocheon Myeongga Makgeolli (포천명가 생막걸리)

Pocheon Myeongga “Famous” Makgeolli has recently been making is presence felt more and more among the Jipyeong (review here) and Jangsoo bottles in most makgeolli bar refrigerators. It is a light and refreshing rice wine without being particularly unique. It would definitely be a good drink for a balmy Korean summer night due to it’s lack of fizz and smooth body however. It does have a slight aftertaste but it is far from overpowering and, to be honest, could be doing with being a little bit stronger for those of us who enjoy having our jaws pulled in a little. Continue reading #41 Pocheon Myeongga Makgeolli (포천명가 생막걸리)

#5 Pocheon Chapsal DongDongJu ( 포천 찹쌀 동동주)

Brewed in Pocheon, a small city located in the mountains of the North East of Gyeonggi-do this Dongdongju is probably not going to become famous over night despite it’s exuberant export to Seoul’s local supermarkets. It is marketed as a ‘sweet rice wine’ and it’s good to know that the Marketing team had tasted their product before coming up with a tagline as “sweet” was definitely the first word that crossed my mind, with bland and watery being close seconds! Continue reading #5 Pocheon Chapsal DongDongJu ( 포천 찹쌀 동동주)