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'''''Makgeolli''''' ({{lang-koKorean|hangul=막걸리}}, |lit=raw rice wine}}; {{IPA-ko|mak.k͈ʌɭɭi|}}), sometimes anglicized to '''makkoli''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|k|ə|l|i}},<ref name="ODE">{{cite web|title=makkoli|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/makkoli|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113153921/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/makkoli|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2017|website=[[Oxford Dictionaries (website)|Oxford Dictionaries]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> {{Respell|MAK|ə|lee}}), is a [[Korean alcoholic beveragesdrinks|Korean alcoholic beveragedrink]]. TheIt is a milky, off-white, and lightly sparkling [[rice wine]] that has a slight viscosity, thatand tastes slightly sweet, tangy, bitter, and astringent. Chalky sediment gives it a cloudy appearance.<ref name="Hirsch">{{Cite news|url=http://torontosun.com/2015/07/20/the-next-sparkling-wine-to-try-is-korean-makgeolli/wcm/86d9fbf3-0a17-4699-b170-26b555b0da06/|title=The next sparkling wine to try is Korean makgeolli|last=Hirsch|first=J.M.|date=20 July 2015|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="Son">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/makgeolli-south-korea-seoul-milky-liquor-alcohol-probiotic-bars-brewery-tours-festivals-a7881366.html|title=Makgeolli in Seoul: Why this speciality liquor is only at its best in the South Korean capital|last1=Son|first1=Angela|date=8 August 2017|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=13 March 2018|last2=MacDonald|first2=Joan Vos}}</ref><ref name="Jung">{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-korean-drinks/index.html|title=Best Korean drinks -- from banana milk to hangover juice|last=Jung|first=Alex|date=12 July 2017|work=[[CNN Travel]]|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> As a low proof drink of six to nine percent [[alcohol by volume]], it is often considered a "communal beverage" rather than [[hard liquor]].<ref name="Schamberg">{{Cite news|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/features/makgeolli-a-korean-rice-wine-is-an-unfiltered-joy-b99549751z1-321808781.html|title=Makgeolli, a Korean rice wine, is an unfiltered joy|last=Schamberg|first=Anne|date=14 August 2015|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

In Korea, ''makgeolli'' is often unpasteurized, and the wine continues to mature in the bottle.<ref name="Callaghan">{{Cite news|url=https://www.eater.com/drinks/2017/2/20/14645442/makgeolli-korean-rice-wine|title=Should You Be Drinking Makgeolli?|last=Callaghan|first=Adam H.|date=20 February 2017|work=[[Eater.com|Eater]]|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> Because of the short [[shelf life]] of unpasteurized "draft" ''makgeolli'', many exported ''makgeolli'' undergo [[pasteurization]], which deprives the beverage of complex enzymes and flavor compounds.<ref name="Schamberg" /> Recently, various fruits such as strawberries and bananas are added to makgeolli to drink in new forms.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=[막걸리이즈백]②유튜브타고 세계로 퍼진 K-주류…김치전에 한잔|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/4132659|access-date=2021-05-09|website=뉴스1|language=ko}}</ref>