sake terms Flashcards
1
Q
junmai
A
pure rice sake
2
Q
honjozo
A
rice sake with added brewers alcohol
3
Q
daigingo
A
very highly polished rice 50% or more removed
4
Q
gingo
A
highly polished rice 40% removed
5
Q
muroka
A
the sake hasn’t been charcoal filtered. this helps to retain flavour and texture
6
Q
nama
A
unpasteurised sake
7
Q
genshu
A
when the sake is bottled at its natural alcohol strength with no spring water dilution
8
Q
kimoto
A
the laborious and transitional process of the rice starter being pounded with wooden mallets to crest a paste
9
Q
yamahai
A
when the rice starter is kept at a warm temperature to break down on its own
10
Q
umeshu
A
a japanese liqueur made by steeping ume plums in liquor
11
Q
yuzushu
A
sake infused with yuzu fruit
12
Q
shochu
A
a japanese distilled spirit
13
Q
nigori
A
cloudy sake
