Sake Flashcards
Namazake
Unpasteurized sake
Nigori Sake
unfiltered
Taruzake
Sake aged in wooden barrels
Jizake
Sake from a smaller kura (brewery)
kura
sake brewery
Genshu Sake
undiluted sake
Junmai
max 70% grain remaining (pre 2004)
semaibuai
if put on the label of junmai, percent can be higher than 70%
Honjozo
max 70% grain remaining
brewer’s alcohol added
Ginjo
max 60% grain remaining
brewer’s alcohol added unless labeled Junmai Ginjo
Daiginjo
max 50% grain remaining
brewer’s alchol added unless labeled Junmai Daiginjo
Junmai Daiginjo
max 50% grain remaining with no brewer’s alcohol
Junmai Ginjo
max 60% grain remaining with no brewer’s alcohol added
What is the nihonshudo?
Sake Value Meter
What is the name for the Sake Value Meter?
nihonshudo