Sake consists of four different types – Aromatic Sake, Refreshing Sake, Pure Sake, and Mellow Sake. This issue introduces two of the four sake types.
Pure Sake: Rich, Junmai sake
Delicious season: Fall to winter
Serving temperature: Room temperature or lukewarm
Sake cup: Small glass
Compatible cuisine: Combination pizza
Mellow Sake: Golden hue, aged for a long period
Delicious season: Winter
Serving temperature: Room temperature or lukewarm, same as brandy
Sake cup: Brandy glass
Compatible cuisine: Grilled eel
Junmai: Brewed from rice, koji mold, and water only
Honjozo is alcohol added to Junmai sake in small quantity (10%)
Changes according to the rice polishing ratio. The regulation is abolished for Junmai sake. Polished rice shavings are discarded at the brewery’s discretion (rice shavings can be used to make rice crackers and confections).
Various kinds of sake are enjoyed according to the season and event. For example, Toso (spiced sake) is enjoyed celebrating the New Year, yukimi-zake (sake enjoyed watching the snow fall) is enjoyed during the winter, shiro-zake (amazake) is enjoyed celebrating Hinamatsuri (Doll’s Festival), etc.
日本酒の４タイプの酒
日本酒には薫酒、爽酒、醇酒、熟酒と4つのタイプがあり今号では残りの2タイプを紹介する。
醇酒 コクがある 純米酒系
美味しい季節：秋 から冬
飲む温度：常温かぬる燗程度
酒器―こぶりのグラス
合う料理：ミックスピザ
熟酒 黄金色がつく 古く、長期熟成タイプ
美味しい季節：冬
飲む温度：常温かぬる燗程度 ブランデーと同じ感じで
酒器―ブランデーグラス
合う料理：うなぎの蒲焼
純米：米、麹、水のみで造る
本醸造は、純米酒に少量（１０％）のアルコールを加えたもの
米の精米歩合で変わる。純米酒だと規定は撤廃されて、ありません、蔵元の判断で、残りは捨ててしまう（お菓子の原料）。
季節や行事にあわせてもお酒は色々あります。
正月はお屠蘇、冬は雪見酒、ひな祭りには白酒など
Four different types of sake
2023-11-15
