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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject: What's your favorite Korean alcohol? |
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I like Seoul Makoli. It comes in a small blue bottle. Unlike the other Makoli's it has a slight fizz to it. It goes well with Possam(boiled pork)
also the Kimchi served with the Possam is great. The best place to get this treat is Tobonesan mountain in northern Seoul bordering on Uijeombu |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: What's your favorite Korean alcohol? |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
I like Seoul Makoli. It comes in a small blue bottle. Unlike the other Makoli's it has a slight fizz to it. It goes well with Possam(boiled pork)
also the Kimchi served with the Possam is great. The best place to get this treat is Tobonesan mountain in northern Seoul bordering on Uijeombu |
I can't stand the fizzy makoli. Reminds me of alcoholic lemonade. Real dongdongju - ie, not the crap that's made for supermarkets - is good, though. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: What's your favorite Korean alcohol? |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
I like Seoul Makoli. It comes in a small blue bottle. Unlike the other Makoli's it has a slight fizz to it. It goes well with Possam(boiled pork)
also the Kimchi served with the Possam is great. The best place to get this treat is Tobonesan mountain in northern Seoul bordering on Uijeombu |
I can't stand the fizzy makoli. Reminds me of alcoholic lemonade. Real dongdongju - ie, not the crap that's made for supermarkets - is good, though. |
Makoli and Dongdongju are two completly different drinks. The best Dondongju would be a clear color and not milky white.
I agree that the home made Dongdongju in the mountain side restaurants
is much better than the store bought plastic bottles. But its not everyday you get a chance to drink it.
Actually the Pochon Makoli that is the most famous in Korea also has a slight fizz. But there are so many Plagarised versions of Pochon Makoli that its hard to know if you're getting the real thing. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Korean alcohol is awful. The worst in Asia. Please tell me another Asian country that makes worse alcohol.
Even Chinese alcohol is better. Chinese beer is better. That high-octane Chinese soju is better tasting and gets the job done faster. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: What's your favorite Korean alcohol? |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
| butlerian wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
I like Seoul Makoli. It comes in a small blue bottle. Unlike the other Makoli's it has a slight fizz to it. It goes well with Possam(boiled pork)
also the Kimchi served with the Possam is great. The best place to get this treat is Tobonesan mountain in northern Seoul bordering on Uijeombu |
I can't stand the fizzy makoli. Reminds me of alcoholic lemonade. Real dongdongju - ie, not the crap that's made for supermarkets - is good, though. |
Makoli and Dongdongju are two completly different drinks. The best Dondongju would be a clear color and not milky white.
I agree that the home made Dongdongju in the mountain side restaurants
is much better than the store bought plastic bottles. But its not everyday you get a chance to drink it.
Actually the Pochon Makoli that is the most famous in Korea also has a slight fizz. But there are so many Plagarised versions of Pochon Makoli that its hard to know if you're getting the real thing. |
I know the differences between makoli and dongdongju (dongdongju coming from the upper part of the pot). I guess it helps that I live in the countryside and so I can easily obtain dongdongju from the local temple area. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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pomegranate wine and several of the berry wines are pretty good
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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The best place to have makoli is on top of Gwanak.
This is what I'm all about.
Last edited by RACETRAITOR on Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:14 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
Korean alcohol is awful. The worst in Asia. Please tell me another Asian country that makes worse alcohol.
Even Chinese alcohol is better. Chinese beer is better. That high-octane Chinese soju is better tasting and gets the job done faster. |
Don't know if I've had Chinese soju but the other spirits that friends have brought me back from China were unbelievably vile. Drank them anyway! 
I like mainstream soju and a few soju varieties, like baekseju, and bokbunja (black raspberry wine).
I firmly believe mainstream Korean beer to be the worst in the world. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
The best place to have makoli is on top of Gwanak.
This is what I'm all about.
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That is indeed the fecal matter. Used to drink it near religiously a few years back. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
The best place to have makoli is on top of Gwanak.
This is what I'm all about.
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That is indeed the fecal matter. Used to drink it near religiously a few years back. |
It's good with sashimi, but I generally find it to be too sweet. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
The best place to have makoli is on top of Gwanak.
This is what I'm all about.
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That is indeed the fecal matter. Used to drink it near religiously a few years back. |
It's good with sashimi, but I generally find it to be too sweet. |
Yup, I get sick to my stomach after more than a few small glasses. Sounds strange, but when you cut it with club soda it's fantastic. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Baik Saiju....smooth and doesn't have that ethanol taste...satisfying w/ some meat. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Baik Saiju....smooth and doesn't have that ethanol taste...satisfying w/ some meat. |
I agree about it being good with meat, but even baeksecju develops a sickly sweet taste after awhile. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| Baik Saiju....smooth and doesn't have that ethanol taste...satisfying w/ some meat. |
At 12% alcohol level I'd much rather drink red wine. Red wine from Italy is much better tasting than baik soju. Really, comapre alcohols worldwide and Korean alcohol doesn't stand a chance. Get real folks! |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| spliff wrote: |
| Baik Saiju....smooth and doesn't have that ethanol taste...satisfying w/ some meat. |
At 12% alcohol level I'd much rather drink red wine. Red wine from Italy is much better tasting than baik soju. Really, comapre alcohols worldwide and Korean alcohol doesn't stand a chance. Get real folks! |
Yeah, but it's difficult to get wine in many samgyeopsal/galbi houses, so it's not always an option. |
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