Sake is a variety of sake among various sakes.
Even with the same liquor, the impression changes drastically if you change the temperature when you drink it, and the taste and flavor will be completely different depending on the ingredients and how you make them.
Here are six ways to drink sake that you should know to enjoy a variety of sake. If you want to taste Japanese sake deeply, please check it out.
Sparkling type that changes the image of sake
This is a sake that should be enjoyed by the sake beginners with a refreshing taste.
There are sparkling-type sakes, such as in-bottle secondary fermentation types like champagne, and later types mixed with carbon dioxide..
Sake is a liquor with a relatively high level of alcohol, but in recent years, many sparkling-type sakes with a reduced frequency are sold for those who do not drink alcohol.
Sparkling type sake isCan produce a happy atmosphere with carbon dioxide gas and has the effect of promoting appetiteBecause in the restaurantCheers and aperitifsThere are more cases to order. In recent years, it can be said that it is a lively sake genre.
Types of sparkling sake
To make sparkling sake,"In-bottle secondary fermentation process" "Gas mixed process"There are two types.
moreover“Secondary fermentation process in bottle” has and does not have “starch”There are a total of 3 types of sparkling sake.
"Star" is the white and cloudy partis. Sake is made from rice and rice bran, and water and yeast."Starch" is a small solid substance such as rice or yeast that cannot be melted.
The following is a brief introduction to each method.
● Secondary fermentation process in bottle
The secondary fermentation method in the bottle is a method in which carbon dioxide gas is confined in the bottle by rough filtration, bottling without igniting to save the yeast, and further promoting the fermentation..
Specifically, it is performed according to the following flow.
The enzyme of rice starch breaks down little by little to make glucose → the enzyme eats glucose, makes alcohol and carbon dioxide, and becomes a froth liquor → Since the bottle is closed, carbon dioxide does not escape inside .
● Gas mixing method
The gas mixing method is a method in which carbon dioxide gas is artificially mixed into the filtered liquor like ordinary sake later..
Sake made from secondary fermentation in a bottleRefrigerated for transport and management because it is fresh.And the expiration date is short and handling is difficult.
On the other hand, sake with a gas mixing methodEasy distribution and management at room temperatureSo in recent years many have been distributed.
Sake made with gas mixing methodSweet and sour taste with low alcohol content and a firm feel of the sweetness of riceSo, it has become a very popular sake especially for young women.
Crispy Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Daiginjo Sake
Junmai Daiginjo Sake and Daiginjo Sake are the highest-ranked sakes among the many types of Japanese sake.
As a feature,
-Prepared in the severe cold season and fermented for a long time at low temperatures.
・ There is a fine and fruity ginjo incense.
・ The price range is set slightly higher.
And so on.
Junmai Daiginjo Sake and Daiginjo SakeMost of them are brewed using rice specially made for sake brewing, and the rice is made by shaving more than 50% so that there is no miscellaneous taste.Therefore, it is expensive liquor.
Because it is made with time and effort,Highest rank liquorに な っ て い ま す.
The characteristics of Junmai Daiginjo Sake and Daiginjo Sake are:"Ginjo-zukuri"It is made by a brewing method called. The sake brewed by Ginjo isFinished with delicate and elegant sake.
Junmai Daiginjo Sake and Daiginjo Sake can enjoy not only taste but also aroma. Some sakes feature fruity scents such as apples, melons, and bananas, giving you a refreshing and refreshing scent.
Of course, it does not mean that fruit is used as a raw material.Fruit scent by the action of yeastIt seems to be felt.
Junmai Daiginjo Sake and Daiginjo Sake are Japanese sake that you can enjoy not only taste but also aroma. There are many ways to drink,It is best to drink it cool to take advantage of the delicate and refreshing scent..
Junmai Ginjo Sake with a refreshing taste
Both Daiginjo and Ginjo sake are made by the “brewing” method. The decisive difference between the two isHow to sharpen rice.
Daiginjo sake uses brown rice50% or moreGinjo sake must be sharpened40% or moreYou can name yourself if you remove it. You may feel a slight difference of 10%, but this difference gives a big difference in taste.
Junmai Ginjo Sake is the same as Daiginjo Sake,Fruity and refreshing scent and tasteis. The impression is slightly thicker than Daiginjo sake.
Junmai Daiginjo Sake is a prominent liquor that you can enjoy.Alcohol that is easy to match with dishes because many of its taste and fragrance are modest.
Of course it goes well with Japanese food, and it goes well with vegetables, fish, olive oil, and Italian with citrus flavors.
Pure rice liquor that feels delicious
The definition of pure rice sake is “made using only rice, rice bran, yeast, and water and made in Japan's unique method”.Rice-only liquor purely brewed with rice, rice bran and water.
Because it is very rich and reasonably priced, it is a traditional Japanese sake that has been loved by many people.
If you drink pure rice sake, you will first feel the scent of rice. For pure rice sakeOften uses traditional orthodox yeast, often rich and tastefulIt is
The real pleasure of pure rice sake is thatEnjoy it cold or hotIs a big feature.
Junmai Sake is a sake that can be used for cooking. You can add deep flavor and deliciousness by adding to boiled and pickled dishes.
In the old days, as in the case of brewed sake, pure rice liquor also had a rule of rice polishing rate 70%, but it is now abolished. for that reason,Even brown rice 100% can be called pure rice sakeIt is
However, in reality, there is no XUMX% pure rice sake. The surface of brown rice is covered with a very hard layer.
Due to recent technological developments, pure rice liquor with a light taste and no miscellaneous taste is sold even at a rice polishing rate of 80%.
Although it is only a difference of 10%, it is a sake that makes you feel the taste of rice well, so why not compare it with a drink?
Let's warm up from the core with a classic sake in winter
Pure rice liquor is delicious even when warmed,It is recommended to drink pure rice sake as a sake in winterTo do.
The reason why pure rice wine is suitable for sake isRice polishing rateIt is in. The rice polishing ratio of pure rice sake is80%However, this is the number closest to 90% of the edible rice milling rate.
Just like warming rice and eating it, you can also drink pure rice sake by warming it.
The temperature of sake is not fixed, and there is an optimum temperature depending on the type of sake. In addition, the taste changes greatly depending on the temperature of the same sake.
In general, the alcohol starts to evaporate when heated above 70 ° C.Adjust between 30 ℃ and 65 ℃Let's do it.
When making sake, instead of directly heating sake in a pot, put hot water in the pot,Place the bottle on your shoulders and heat it with a hot water bath.Please be so. By doing so, the aroma and taste will not be lost.
Since sake is a drink that can be warmed from the core of the body, let's make you feel warm in winter.
Old sake with plenty of richness and umami
Old liquor is a type of sake that draws richness and umami by letting it sleep for years.
Sake is basically made in cold weather and is sold in spring, summer, autumn, winter and 1 annual cycles. Sake that has passed the cycle of 1 years is classified as old sake.
for that reasonOld sake is sake that has been in production for more than 1 yearsYou can define that.
There are two types of old sake, one that was intended to be sold as new sake, but that was not sold and became old sake.
Because there is a big difference between the two even in the same old sake,"Aged old sake" is an old sake made for the purpose of aging in a breweryAnd distinguish them.
New sake has a fresh taste, but old sake has the oppositeRich and delicious, sweet.
There are old sakes with a taste like brandy, and you may feel like “Surely Japanese sake!”.
Old sake is a liquor that can expand the world of Japanese sake, so please try it.
Summary
This time, we introduced 6 ways to drink sake.
There are so many ways to drink with a single sake, and there is no other sake other than Japanese sake that changes its taste.
Please try the drinking method introduced here and immerse yourself in the rich variety of Japanese sake.
