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
What does the Sake Value Meter measure?
a measure of the sake’s specific gravity, or density in contrast to that of water
What do negative values on the sake meter indicate?
indicated sweetness
What does zero on the sake meter indicate?
neutral sweetness/dryness
What do positive values on the Sake meter indicate?
indicate dryness
