Sake Flashcards
“Regural” sake with no milling requirement and with larger amount of alcohol added.
Futsu-tsu
Term of cloudy Sake.
Nigori
Name the only non-Japanese person to have been certified in both Master of Sake Tasting and Sake Expert Assessor.
John Gauntner
If either Ginjo or Daiginjo is produced without the addition of brewer’s alcohol how will each style be listed respectively?
Junmai-Ginjo
Junmai-Daiginjo
What is the term used to indicate that a sake is unpasteurized?
Namazake
What is the term used to indicate that a sake is aged in wooden barrels?
Taruzake
What is Seimaibuai?
The degree to which the rice is polished or milled
What is the name of the scale that measures sake’s specific gravity, or density in contrast to that of water?
Nihonshu-do
What type of fermentation is used for Sake?
Multiple Parallel Fermentation (MPF)
What is the superior rice used for Sake production?
Yamada Nishiki
What is shinpaku?
The pure starchy heart of the rice grain
Name the four main styles of Sake.
Junmai
Honjozo
Ginjo
Daiginjo
Honjozo Sake.
Brewed with rice, water, koji and a small amount of distilled alcohol
Seimaibuai: 70%
Ginjo Sake.
If labeled Ginjo, the Sake will be Honjozo in style, with distilled alcohol added. If no distilled alcohol is added, it will be labeled Junmai Ginjo.
Seimaibuai: 60%
Daiginjo Sake.
If labeled Daiginjo, the Sake will be Honjozo in style, with distilled alcohol added. If no distilled alcohol is added, it will be labeled Junmai Daiginjo.
Seimaibuai: 50%
What is koji-kin?
A green, powdery mold used in Sake production
What is nihonshudo?
Sake Meter Value (SMV), used to denote density of Sake relative to water
The level of RS is often indicated on the label as a number / Negative values indicate sweetness, positive values indicate dryness
What is Sake traditionally served in?
Served in a tokkuri (ceramic, narrous-neck flask), poured into ochoko (small cylindrical vessels) or the more ceremonial sakazuki cups
Name the five special styles of Sake.
Namazake Nigori Sake Taruzake Jizake Genshu Sake
Sake from a smaller kura (brewery).
Jizake
Term of undiluted Sake.
Genshu Sake