Hwaju 12, NV

Hana Makgeolli is an artisanal Korean rice wine (sool) producer based in Brooklyn, NY. Our sool celebrate heritage and the labor of love. By using only organic rice, nuruk - a wheat and barley based inoculate comprised of wild saccharifying enzymes, yeasts and lactobacillus - and traditional brewing methodologies we are able to create sools that are complex and really displays the breadth of the entire category. Generally our brews strike an intricate balance between deep grain flavors and naturally occurring lactic acid with stronger alcohol by volume that is characteristic of jeongtongju (traditional sool) that can only be found in Korea. The experience is like the warm embrace of home. We hope that our works shows that sool has the depth, in its history, methodologies and flavor to be a loved and respected category in this age.