Kooksoondang 100 Billion Prebiotics Makgeolli 750ml

Kooksoondang brews in Dunnae-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, in Korea's Gangwon province. The company grew from a microbiology research institute founded in 1970, launched Baekseju in 1992 and bought a makgeolli plant in Namyangju in 1993. Baekseju USA in Los Angeles distributes it in the US.

Makgeolli is a cloudy Korean rice wine, and this one is brewed from 100% Korean rice. Each 750ml bottle carries over 100 billion lactic acid bacteria, which are heat-treated rather than live, plus 1,000mg of fructooligosaccharide, a prebiotic fiber. It launched in Korea in April 2020. It is 5% alcohol.

Total Wine describes it as milky, creamy and sweet. Korean press described an earlier sister version as having a bright, tangy sourness.

Against Kooksoondang Makgeolli, 100 Billion is lighter at 5% and adds cultures and prebiotic fiber; for a functional makgeolli, choose 100 Billion.

The rice settles in the bottle, so tilt it gently a few times before opening to mix the sediment back in, then pour it cold.

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