MAKGEOLLI
Seoul Makgeolli Pink: honey and rice behind its azalea color
Pink from azalea flowers and prickly-pear fruit, with honey, floral, and rice sweetness and a quiet finish. This is a 7.5% ABV fresh takju, an unfiltered Korean rice drink.
A user record describes above-medium sweetness and lightly perceptible acidity. Dailyshot notes azalea and prickly-pear aroma and honey, flower, and rice sweetness; carbonation and body strength are unconfirmed.
Try a savory-sweet bite such as yakgwa or a little mild-salt cream cheese, and drink slowly with a dessert rather than spicy food.
- Product
- 7.5% ABV · 500ml · refrigerate below 10°C
- Ingredients and color
- Gimpo non-glutinous rice and glutinous rice · Seolhwagok · pink color from prickly pear and azalea flowers
- Aroma and flavor
- Azalea and prickly-pear aromas · honey, floral, and rice sweetness
- Finish
- Soft, sweet, and quiet finish
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-30
The color speaks first. Behind the pink are honey, flowers, and rice sweetness; a distribution tasting note calls the finish soft, sweet, and quiet. Masillog suggests yakgwa or mild cream cheese that will not cover the aroma. At 7.5% ABV, Seoul Makgeolli Pink is for someone looking beyond a pretty bottle to an aromatic pour.
Masillog travel note
A reconstructed travel note, not an on-site report: on a Seoul night needing a small celebration, use one clear glass, take one photo, and then look for flower and rice sweetness behind the color.
Behind the bottle
The producer says prickly-pear fruit and azalea flowers were added to Seoul makgeolli, using Gimpo rice and Seolhwagok nuruk, a Korean fermentation starter. The bottle is 500ml at 7.5% ABV; color ingredients and flavor should be kept distinct.
Before the trip
Refrigerate below 10°C and use within 5 months of bottling as the producer advises. Refrigerate fresh takju promptly and check sales and delivery regions.
Sources
- Seoul Art Brewery Official Product Page · Seoul Makgeolli Pink Official product specifications, ingredients, color, storage below 10°C, a 5-month period from bottling, and delivery guidance.
- Dailyshot · Seoul Pink Independent tasting notes and one user's tasting impression.