MAKGEOLLI
Wangbamju: 1,000ml of sweetness and sparkle, then chestnut
A sweet first taste, moderate carbonation, low acidity, and chestnut returning at the end. Sagok Brewery's 6% ABV, 1,000ml Wangbamju suits seafood pajeon, a scallion jeon with seafood.
A 2025 taster scored body and refreshing quality 3/5, sweetness 4/5, and acidity 1/5, and found it easy to drink because of moderate carbonation. These are one person’s numbers, not a universal profile.
Masillog suggests hot seafood pajeon and three notes—sweetness, carbonation, chestnut—while alternating bites. If you obtain the 6% ABV, 1,000ml bottle, record those notes in that order. This is not an official pairing or current-sales claim; if you do not find the bottle, keep only the 2021 Magoksa travel tasting as a lead for a future Gongju evening.
- ABV
- 6%
- Volume
- 1,000ml
- Producer
- Sagok Brewery
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-30
It starts sweet, lifts with moderate carbonation, and keeps acidity low; chestnut remains after the soft makgeolli flavor. Masillog suggests hot seafood pajeon with the 6% ABV, 1,000ml bottle.
Behind the bottle
Sagok lists Wangbamju at 6% ABV and 1,000ml and Wangbam Makgeolli separately at 8% ABV and 375ml; the shared name does not make them the same drink.
Check 6% ABV and 1,000ml
Confirm 6% ABV and 1,000ml and Sagok Brewery, distinguishing the 8% ABV, 375ml Wangbam Makgeolli.
Sources
- Sagok Brewery Official Takju List Wangbamju at 6% ABV and 1,000ml with a “full chestnut aroma” description, plus producer information for Sagok Brewery.
- firelife · Albam Wangbamju Tasting Notes A 2025 record of Wangbamju's sweetness and moderate carbonation, scoring body and refreshing quality at 3/5, sweetness at 4/5, and acidity at 1/5.
- Oroji39 · Magoksa Wangbamju Travel Notes Softness, makgeolli in the first taste, and chestnut in the aftertaste recorded from a 1,000ml bottle in 2021.
- Sagok Brewery Official · Wangbam Makgeolli The distinct Wangbam Makgeolli product at 8% ABV and 375ml.