SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s food and beverage industry is releasing a new series of products made with “makgeolli,” a traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, for the summer season. Kooksoondang Brewery Co. on Wednesday is releasing a new makgeolli mixed with Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co.’s Chilsung Cider carbonated beverage. The product comes in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An online tourist program focusing on “makgeolli,” South Korean traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, is gaining popularity in Japan. The Korea Tourism Organization said Wednesday that it will host a second makgeolli tasting tour this Saturday jointly with JALPAK, a Japanese tour agency. A similar tasting tour was first held [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Traditional practices for making “makgeolli,” a South Korean traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, becomes cultural asset. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Tuesday that it will soon designate the culture of makgeolli production as a national intangible cultural asset. The administration will not, however, recognize skilled individuals or organizations of makgeolli-making [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has showed that lactic acid bacteria contained in “makgeolli,” a South Korean traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, is capable of fighting off bacteria that cause food poisoning. The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment conducted a study from January to November collecting 85 strains of lactic acid [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Low-alcohol versions of the traditional alcoholic beverage “makgeolli” have gained popularity, mainly as a result of more people opting to drink alone, industry officials said Thursday. The grain-based drink usually contains an alcohol content of six to seven percent but products with four to five percent have become popular [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run food research center on Tuesday said “makgeolli,” a South Korean traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, is beneficial for people’s intestinal health. According to a report by the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), makgeolli contains various microorganisms, such as yeast and lactic acid bacteria. While figures vary depending on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The traditional alcoholic beverage “makgeolli” has contributed to the increased consumption of alcoholic beverages by older women, a report showed Monday. According to the report conducted by a team of researchers at Seoul National University College of Medicine, a daily average of alcoholic beverages consumed by women aged between [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage “makgeolli” declined nearly 5 percent in 2017, marking a drop for the sixth consecutive year as it failed to attract consumers from the United States and China, government data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments of the Korean rice wine came to US$12.25 [...]
SEJONG, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic sales of soju, a distilled Korean liquor, rose slightly last year, while those of “makgeolli,” a traditional rice-based alcoholic beverage, contracted for the sixth year in a row, government data showed Sunday. A total of 1.31 million kiloliters of soju was sold last year, up 0.5 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage “makgeolli” tumbled more than 75 percent last year from five years ago as it failed to build a strong consumer base abroad, data showed Monday. The outbound shipments of the Korean rice wine came to US$12.87 million in 2016, down 75.6 [...]