Sake Guides
Articles on choosing, tasting, serving, and how sake is made. Currently available in Japanese.
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02Junmai, Ginjo, Daiginjo: The Fastest Way to Decode a Sake Label
Turn over a bottle of sake and the back label greets you with terms like "junmai daiginjo" or "honjozo." Here is the good news: the entire system runs on just two dials: how far the rice was polished, and whether distilled alcohol was added. Once you hold those two ideas, you can stand in front o...
Classification #Kunshu (fragrant) #Junshu (rich) #Beginner #classification -
03How to Read a Sake Label: The Complete Guide
If you can decode the numbers on the back label, you can size up a sake before you ever pull the stopper. The ingredients line tells you whether it is a pure-rice brew. The polishing ratio tells you how far the rice was milled. Read the Sake Meter Value and acidity together, and you can even pred...
Classification #Beginner #label #classification #sweetness dryness