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WHAT IS SAKE ALCOHOL CONTENT / ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE?

Sake alcohol content is 15-16% on average; the highest among world’s fermented beverages (e.g. wine and beer). Why is Sake alcohol content so high? Are there any Sake types with lower and higher alcohol content than average?

Here’s the complete guide to Sake alcohol content!

 
Sake Alcohol Content Must Be below 22%

The average Sake alcohol content is 15-16%. […]

HOW TO MAKE SAKE?SAKE MAKING PROCESS

Most of you probably know that Sake is made from rice. But how to Sake make? How is Sake made? Sake making process is not very well known. How to make Sake is an essential knowledge to understand how Sake taste is determined and how different types of Sake is made. How to make Sake seems (and […]

WHAT IS SAKE – JAPANESE RICE WINE?

What is Sake? Sake, often translated as Saki, Japanese rice wine or rice wine, is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice.

Although Sake is also known as rice wine, it is rather made in a similar way to beer, using ‘rice’ instead of ‘barley’. Sake is more than just a drink; it’s a means […]

BEST TEMPERATURE FOR SERVING SAKE

The beauty of Japanese Sake is that you can enjoy it at various sake temperature. When you take the first step into the sake world,  you will probably encounter the question, “Should this sake be chilled or warmed?”

Well, the best Sake serving temperature basically depends on what style of Sake you are drinking!

 
Sake Serving Temperature for […]

7 BEST SAKE COCKTAILS EVEN NON-SAKE DRINKERS WOULD LOVE

Sake cocktails are super easy drinking! Want to try Sake but not used to its taste? Bought a Sake bottle but didn’t like it? Want to try Sake in a bit different way?

Maybe you can try some Sake Cocktails! Sake is finding its way into more cocktails and it is a wonderful base ingredient. The followings are the best […]

10 BEST SPARKLING SAKE YOU CAN’T MISS

Sparkling Sake has gained increasing huge popularity in Japan, for its easiness-to-drink and spruceness, especially among those (largely women) hitherto unaccustomed to Sake.

Sake Beginners and those who even don’t like the strong taste of Sake will DEFINITELY like Sparkling Sake! The following is the TOP 10 BEST Sparkling Sakes in Japan.

1 FLOWER SNOW
2 Dassai […]

5 BEST SAKE IN THE WORLD THAT ARE MADE OVERSEAS

Now that export of Sake has soured to more than 3 times in the past 11 years, Sake is now a globally known alcohol beverage. But did you know that Sake is also made overseas? Some Sake brands made abroad are of excellent quality. Check out the following 5 best Sake in the world that are made […]

SAKE BREWERY HIERARCHY – POSITIONS AT SAKE BREWERY

Sake is made through one of the world’s most complex processes. Therefore, with the increase in the scale of Sake industry since the Edo Period, job divisions and hierarchies were adopted at sake brewery, which are still present in today’s Sake industry.

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WHAT IS BREWERY YEAR?

What is BY?

Looking at the back label of a Sake bottle, you may find the word ‘BY’. This stands for ‘Brewery Year’.

This refers to the year when the sake was brewed. The tricky part of this is that the number followed by the word ‘BY’ is the year number in Heisei Era (the current era in […]

WHEN IS SAKE IN SEASON?

Just as vegetables and seafood, Sake has the season during which it performs the best. Basically, fresh Sake like genshu (原酒), Nama-zake (生酒), etc. is the best in spring, whereas the others are in autumn.

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Why does Sake perform differently depending on the seasons?
The fact that spring is the best sake season for […]

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