Ch. 1 Sake History Flashcards
What is sui-sake, where was it mentioned
Sumi sake = clear/purifying sake
mentioned in Harimanokuni Fudoki - ancient record of regional history of Harima Procince
Rice liquor already existed in
Yayoi period 300BC - AD300
Name of government office in charge of sake brewing during the Nara period and produced sake for the imperial court
“Zo-shushi”, “Sake-no-Tsukasa” or “Miki-no-Tsukasa”
When did Shinto shrines, buddhist temples and private brewers begin producing sake
Heian period
When did full-scale sake breweries appear by
Muromachi period 1336 - 1573
When and which sake-brewing techniques were developed
Late 16th century
polishing
straining moromi
sterilizing
wooden vats - storage and production = mass sake production
Sterilization was estalished when?
300 years before Louis Pasteur in Muromachi period
When did sake grow into an industry?
Edo period 1603 - 1868
What was used as jozo during Edo period
Shochu called “hashira jochu” was used instead of brewer’s alcohol
Rice polishing techniques during during Meiji to Taisho period
water mills and horizontal rice-polishing machines
What is Fuzo
Rotting of the moromi, similar to acidic spoilage. Common during Taisho period
When was vertical rice polishing machine invented
- Many brewers adopted the new machine
What is sanbai-zojo-ho
Triple brewage which increases the amount of sake that could be produced.
At this time, post WWII, there was rice shortage and population increase
When was the ginjo-shu boom and rise in nama-zake popularity
1982
What and when was the “bubble economy”
High-growth economy period from 1986-1991
