Seoul Mapo Baekusaeng Brewery Makgeolli Tasting and 10-Soju Blind Tasting

Taste makgeolli and soju
at a brewery inside Ahyeon Market

This is a tasting class of about 1.5 hours at the Baekusaeng Makgeolli brewery inside Ahyeon Market in Mapo. Your instructor introduces seasonal makgeolli made at the brewery and 10 traditional soju, and shares the brewing stories and drinking culture behind them.

Makgeolli tasting, soju tasting and light snacks are included.

Learn the brewing story with seasonal makgeolli

Start by tasting seasonal makgeolli made at the brewery and learn how ingredients and fermentation shape its flavor. You also talk about the history of makgeolli and the role it has played in Korean food culture for centuries.

Try 10 traditional soju in a blind tasting

Next, taste 10 different traditional soju in a blind tasting. Your instructor explains how premium traditional soju differ from commonly sold soju in aroma, taste and craftsmanship, and you compare them for yourself.

Light Korean snacks are served during the tasting.

※ Children under 18 and people aged 95 and over cannot take part.