MAKGEOLLI
Hyangum Pyojun: drawn to a ripe-melon aroma?
Ripe melon and tropical fruit are the comparisons used for this 12% drink. Consider it when sweet aromas and a fuller texture appeal.
How does it taste?
Its profile combines sweetness and fruit-like aroma with grain character and alcoholic warmth. Fruit names here are tasting comparisons.
What pairs with it?
Consider richly seasoned beef ribs in Daegu’s Dongin-dong Jjim-galbi Alley. Compare the sauce and the drink’s sweetness together.
- ABV
- 12%
- Ingredients in the article
- Daegu rice · nuruk
- Producer
- Narin Distillery · Bugye-myeon, Gunwi-gun, Daegu
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-30
Ripe melon and tropical fruit are the comparisons used for this 12% drink. Consider it when sweet aromas and a fuller texture appeal.
The backstory
Its ripe-melon-like aroma may catch your interest before the name does. If braised ribs are taking you to Daegu, remember it as a bottle to consider alongside that richly seasoned dinner.
Sources
- Nongmin Shinmun · Introducing Hyangeum Pyojun Product description of Hyangeum Pyojun at 12% ABV, made with Daegu rice and nuruk, with rice sweetness, ripe Korean-melon and melon aromas, and a weighty texture.
- Narin Distillery Official Makgeolli Page The Narin Distillery name and business address at 1282 Chisanhyoryeong-ro, Bugye-myeon, Gunwi-gun, Daegu.