A Cheongju place name on a Chamgadeok bottle

A bottle called Chamgadeok introduces a place called Gadeok. A drink’s name can add a new location to your travel map, as long as local history and company history remain separate.

A regional record from 1919

Local material includes a 1919 record connected with Gadeok. It helps introduce the area. It does not establish that the current product or business has continued since that year.

The present business has its own timeline

Information about the current business gives 2018. Keeping this separate from older local records lets both stories stand without inventing a continuous century-long brewing lineage.

Find the name on a map

Looking up Gadeok makes the bottle’s name less unfamiliar. There is no need to guess the intention behind “Cham.” The place and the identified producer are enough to begin with.

Back to choosing dinner

Chamgadeok is a 6% makgeolli described through smooth rice flavor. It is a candidate to consider with a Cheongju meat dish. Recognizing the name on a menu can be a small pleasure of learning about a place.