Sool Notes
Sool & Jang | The Essence of Korean Cooking
장 · fermented pastes | the same craft that makes the drink makes the food The wild fermentation that gives Korea its drink is the very same craft that gives...
Sool & Jang | The Essence of Korean Cooking
장 · fermented pastes | the same craft that makes the drink makes the food The wild fermentation that gives Korea its drink is the very same craft that gives...
Sool & Ceramic | The Vessel Shapes the Drink
청자 · 백자 · 분청 · 옹기 | celadon, white porcelain, buncheong, onggi In Korea the cup was never just a container, it was a mark of who you were...
Sool & Ceramic | The Vessel Shapes the Drink
청자 · 백자 · 분청 · 옹기 | celadon, white porcelain, buncheong, onggi In Korea the cup was never just a container, it was a mark of who you were...
Sool vs Sake | Two Rice Traditions Compared
nuruk vs koji | wild diversity vs clean precision Korean Sool and Japanese sake both begin with rice, yet they are built on opposite philosophies of fermentation. Westerners often meet...
Sool vs Sake | Two Rice Traditions Compared
nuruk vs koji | wild diversity vs clean precision Korean Sool and Japanese sake both begin with rice, yet they are built on opposite philosophies of fermentation. Westerners often meet...
Yakju | The Medicinal Wine
약주 · 藥酒 · "medicinal rice wine" | clarified rice wine · 12 to 20% ABV Yakju is the clear, refined rice wine that Koreans once considered not just a...
Yakju | The Medicinal Wine
약주 · 藥酒 · "medicinal rice wine" | clarified rice wine · 12 to 20% ABV Yakju is the clear, refined rice wine that Koreans once considered not just a...
Takju | The Cloudy Wine
탁주 · 濁酒 · "cloudy rice wine" | tak (cloudy) vs cheong (clear) Takju is the cloudy, unfiltered rice wine whose milky sediment is not a flaw to hide but...
Takju | The Cloudy Wine
탁주 · 濁酒 · "cloudy rice wine" | tak (cloudy) vs cheong (clear) Takju is the cloudy, unfiltered rice wine whose milky sediment is not a flaw to hide but...
Cheongju | The Clear Wine
청주 · 淸酒 · "clear rice wine" | the drink of the court Cheongju is the clear, refined rice wine that rose to the top of the fermentation jar, and...
Cheongju | The Clear Wine
청주 · 淸酒 · "clear rice wine" | the drink of the court Cheongju is the clear, refined rice wine that rose to the top of the fermentation jar, and...