Destination: Jeonju Traditional Wine Museum (Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do)
If your travels take you to Jeonju’s tourist-friendly Hanok Village, you might discover the small traditional wine museum within (전주 전통술박물관 - Jeonju jeon-tong-sul bak-mul-gwan). While not particularly worth visiting on its own, it’s a decent exhibition of some traditional Korean alcohols and the processes that created them. It isn’t as comprehensive as, say the Liquorium in Chungcheonbuk-do (a MUST VISIT if you enjoy a buzz), but then again the area is only really talking about a specific time period in Korea.
You’re more likely to pass by without noticing it, partially because it’s along the outer wall of the village. Head inside, however, and enjoy the sights inside:
Cups and pouring containers, anyone? The decanter-like pourers on the left are appropriately named 술병 (sul-byeong, literally ‘alcohol bottle’), while the kettles on the bottom are just that - 술주전자 (sul-ju-jeon-ja, literally ‘alcohol kettle’).
The many steps required to make nuruk (the starter for makgeolli), soju, and other distilled liquors.
With little in the way of English descriptions, we went to the second building for a look at the modern-day products:
There’s plenty of regional alcohols around Korea, and quite a few of them got a nice boost in the years leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
The panel on the left names the local alcohols that received some official support / funding in the 1980′s (including Andong Soju), while the other panel named the others. While there’s no clear indication on where to get these for your own consumption, a souvenir store smaller than my bedroom has a couple dozen offerings. There’s a nice price range, but not much describing the taste of the various possibilities (and sadly, no taste testing).
As part of the Hanok Village, it rounds out the experience. There’s plenty of history and artifacts of many kinds to go around, and despite the lack of weirdness, is moderately interesting.
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Address: Jeollabuk-do, Jeonju-si, Wansan-gu Pungnam-dong-3-ga 39-3
Korean address: 전라북도 전주시 완산구 풍남동3가 39-3
Directions: Get to the Hanok Village – from Jeonju station, take bus 79 or 119 to the Jeondong Cathedral (전동성당). Walk away from Pungnammun (the southern gate) along the village’s main road for about 500 meters. Just before you reach the main road, take a left and walk about 200 meters.
Hours: 9am-6pm
Admission: free
Phone: 063-287-6305
Website: http://www.urisul.net (Korean only)
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