S FOR SHIBORITATE, SHINSHU & SPARKLING

February 25, 2021
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Shiboritate (搾り立て): Freshly pressed nama sake, slightly sparkling.

Shinshu (新酒): New sake. Marketed at the beginning of the year.

Sparkling: Sparkling sake, often by adding carbon dioxide, rarely by the so-called "traditional" or Charmat method.

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A
June 12, 2020
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A FOR ARUTEN

"Aruten" is the abbreviation for "arukoru tenka" (ア ル コ ー ル 添加) which means "addition of alcohol".
B
August 3, 2020
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B FOR BLENDING

François Chartier was the first to try the experiment in Japan.
C
October 30, 2020
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C FOR ETHYL CAPROATE

An aromatic molecule produced during the fermentation of sake.
D
November 5, 2020
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D FOR DAIGINJO

A Premium Sake category (TOKUTEI-MEISHO-SHU) that uses rice polished to less than 50 %.
F
November 12, 2020
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F FOR FUTSUSHU

Non-Premium Sake. 
G
December 7, 2020
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G FOR GENMAISHU, GENSHU & GINJO

3 terms beginning with G
H
December 23, 2020
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H FOR HONJOZO

A Premium Sake category that uses rice polished to between 60 % and 70 %
J
January 6, 2021
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J FOR JUNMAI, JUNMAI GINJO & JUNMAI DAIGINJO

3 terms beginning with J
K
January 14, 2021
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K FOR KASSEISHU, KIJOSHU, KIMOTO, KOSHU

4 terms beginning with K
M
January 25, 2021
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M FOR MUROKA

Product created with activated carbon, which makes it perfectly translucent.
N
February 3, 2021
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N FOR NAMA CHOZO, NAMAZAKE, NAMA ZUME & NIGORI

4 terms beginning with N