Dansul

This article is about an alcoholic drink. For a non-alcoholic drink, see Sikhye.

Dansul (Korean: 단술; pronounced [tan.sul]; lit. 'sweet wine') or gamju (감주; [kam.dʑu]) is a milky (or cloudy) Korean rice wine made with rice, glutinous rice, and nuruk (fermentation starter).^[1][2][3][4] Due to the incomplete fermentation of the rice, the wine has relatively low alcohol content (2‒3% ABV) and sweet and slightly tangy notes.^[5]

Dansul

Type	Rice wine
Country of origin	Korea
Region of origin	East Asia
Alcohol by volume	2‒3%
Ingredients	Rice, glutinous rice, nuruk
Korean name
Hangul	단술
Lit.	sweet wine
RR	dansul
MR	tansul
IPA	tan.sul
Alternate name
Hangul	감주
Hanja	甘酒
RR	gamju
MR	kamju
IPA	kam.dʑu

Preparation

Steamed rice and/or glutinous rice is mixed with nuruk (fermentation starter), lightly pounded, and heated in water until the temperature reaches 60 °C (140 °F).^[1] It is left to ferment for several hours at 60 °C (140 °F), and sieved before served.^[1]

See also

• Jiuniang – Chinese equivalent of Dansul
• Amazake – Japanese equivalent of Dansul