Sake terms

Sake tasting glass

Sake carafe

Wooden box used for serving sake

Hazy, unfiltered sake

Cloudy unfiltered sake

Pure sake polished to 70%. Full bodied with complex flavors

Alcohol is added during the brewing process, not to exceed 25%. Similar taste to Junmai, full bodied with complex flavors

Normal, average, plain sake

Rice with a semaibuai of 50-25%. Rich flavors, floral bouquet.

Semaibuai of 60-50%. Clean, delicate, fruity flavors. Floral aroma

Polishing level, the % of the grain that remains.

Unpasteurized sake

Locally brewed sake, micro batches

sake which has been introduced to an airborne bacteria that promotes yeast growth that creates a more earthy