Sake

Question 1

For the Japanese, “sake” is the generic term covering all alcoholic beverages. What are the Japanese terms for sake as the alcoholic beverage fermented from rice?

Answer 1

Nihonshu (sake)

Seishu (administrative)
Japanese term for clear alcohol

Question 2

What are baijiu and meikueilu?

Answer 2

Baijiu is the category name for a variety of clear distillates commonly found in China made from cereal grains. Literally means “white alcohol”

Meikueilu is a variety of baijiu that is distilled with a special species of rose and crystal sugars.

Question 3

What is the name of a sake warehouse?

Answer 3

sakagura

Question 4

What is sakamai?

Answer 4

Japanese for “sake rice”

Question 5

What is the first step of the sake production method?

Answer 5

Polishing of the rice.

Question 6

What does “ginjo” mean?

Answer 6

Sake that is produced from rice of which more than 40% of the mass was removed during polishing may be called ginjo.

The best sakes are usually in this category.