Cloudy and milky sweet with a touch of tangy fizz, makgeolli is a perfect counterpart to flavourful Korean fare. At 6–7% strength, it is weaker and more quaffable than the better-known soju, and up until 1988, it was the country’s most popular alcohol.

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