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Question 1

What happens during 5000 – 500 B.C. ?

Answer 1

Proto-sake era

Question 2

What happens during 1000 – 500 B.C. ?

Answer 2

Rice introduction

Question 3

What happens during 500 B.C. – 1200 A.D. ?

Answer 3

First actual sake
Royal court sake

Question 4

What happens during 1200 – 1900 A.D. ?

Answer 4

Elite sake
Brewing development & formalization

Question 5

What happens during 1900 – present ?

Answer 5

People sake
Automatization

Question 6

What is nominication ?

Answer 6

Drinking culture after work

Question 7

What were the 2 main taxes until 1940 ?

Answer 7

Land tax
Liquor tax

Question 8

What is Japanese liquor tax law ?

Answer 8

A sensory evaluation is carried out by experts, including technical officers from Regional Taxation Bureau.

If there are any problems with a manufacturer’s product, technical guidance is given by technical officers from the relevant Regional Taxation Bureau

Question 9

What is Sake Viva ?

Answer 9

Campaign in 2022 after COVID

2020 saw a 10 % fall of alcohol tax revenue

Question 10

What is Goseiseihu ?

Answer 10

Cooking sake

Question 11

What is Sakagura ?

Answer 11

Sake brewery

Question 12

How many Sakagura makes half of the total production ?

Answer 12

13

Question 13

What is Kunshu ?

Answer 13

Aromatic Sake

Aromatic
Light flavor

Question 14

What is Jukushu ?

Answer 14

Aged Sake

Aromatic
High flavor

Question 15

What is Soshu ?

Answer 15

Refreshing Sake

Not aromatic
Light flavor

Question 16

What is Junshu ?

Answer 16

Rich Sake

Not aromatic
High flavor

Question 17

What is Seishu ?

Answer 17

The legal term for the GI product of Nihonshu

Question 18

How works the taxation in Sake ?

Answer 18

Taxed depending on the category

1st category is more taxed

Question 19

Where are ranked the non-presented sake ?

Answer 19

3rd category

Question 20

What is Kampyokai ?

Answer 20

Competition sake

Exceed common requirements
Extreme polishing

Question 21

What limit the growth of Asahi shuzo ?

Answer 21

Limited supply in grain

Question 22

What happens in 1984 for Asahi shuzo ?

Answer 22

Close to bankruptcy
Creation of Dassai

Question 23

What type of sake are produced in Daissai ?

Answer 23

Junmai Daijingo

Question 24

What rice is used by Dassai ?

Answer 24

Yamada-nishiki

Question 25

What is the flagship sake of Dassai ?

Answer 25

Dassai 23 Created in 1992 23% seimaibuai

Question 26

What are the future developments Dassai ?

Answer 26

Direct employment in oversea markets Constant innovation Private stores Public relation

Question 27

What is the positioning of Akashi-Tai ?

Answer 27

International

Question 28

What is Toki Sake Association ?

Answer 28

Promoting aged sake 7 members as of 2020

Question 29

What is Tedorigawa’s 150th anniversary release ?

Answer 29

All local raw ingredients Represents the best of Tedorigawa’s sake brewing skills and where they lead towards the future of sake making

Question 30

What are the brand of sake in USA ?

Answer 30

Takara Geikeikan Sake One

Question 31

What are the brand of sake in UK ?

Answer 31

Kampai London

Question 32

What are the brand of sake in France ?

Answer 32

Les Larmes du Levant Kura de Bourgogne Wakaze

Question 33

What are the steps of tasting sake ?

Answer 33

Eye Nose Mouth Nodogoshi Aftertaste

Question 34

What is Nodogoshi ?

Answer 34

Feeling of sake in the throat

Question 35

What are the pouring vessels ?

Answer 35

Katakuchi Tokuri Sakazuki Masu Choko