Nokpaju

15% · 375ml · Solsongju · Hamyang · Korea

clear · glutinous rice and nuruk notes · full-bodied · dry · layered

Ingredient: glutinous rice, nuruk¹, water
Guideline: main course
Pairing: grilled meat, mushroom dishes, aged cheese

¹ korean fermentation starter (yeast)

Nokpaju (녹파주) means "green wave". It comes from the same family brewery in Hamyang as Solsongju, but takes a different path: it is brewed from glutinous rice (chapsal) alone. That gives it more body and more power than the lighter Solsongju, along with a dry, distinctly more layered character. Where Solsongju speaks plainly and in a single line, Nokpaju unfolds in layers — a yakju that does not sit beside the food but works with it.