Sake sake from the sake bottle containing sake

New winter season from winter to spring. In many parts of Japan, breweries and sake festivals have been held. However, it is also true that there are women who cannot easily get used to sake because of the impression of “spicy” and “smelling smell” even if they drink sake at the event.

This time, we will introduce you to the best sweet sake and how to choose it so that even women who have preconceptions about sake or who have experience of not being delicious will find it delicious and want to drink more!

In addition,

  • No more relying on sake! Formula to determine whether sake is sweet or dry
  • Is sugar in sweet sake a bad health ingredient?

Also explained.

  • People who want to give sake to women
  • People who want to drink sake with women at restaurants and Japanese restaurants
  • People who are not good at dry sake
  • What exactly is the sweetness of sake? Who suspects

Please refer to.

Women have no eyes on [sweet sake]!

Toast with cold sake

This may be because we have come to listen to news such as overseas expansion and the good performance of Japanese sake exports, but the vigor of the sake industry, which is eager to know more about the goodness of sake, has recently attracted attention.

Beginning with “Niigata Tanrei Iigata Sake no Jin”, a crowd of people who wash their candy every time since early spring"Japanese sake festival in Nakameguro","CRAFT SAKE WEEK at ROPPONGI HILLS","SAKE FESTIVAL"Sake events such as In addition, the restaurant appeals dishes that enjoy sake and French mariage. Sake seminars are very popular at the sake seminar, and the sake brewery tour is very popular!


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Both seem to have the aim of bringing more women to the sake market.

Japanese sake is currently dry. But women like sweet things. Some people say, “Sake must be dry…”, but the ones that women have loved for a long time have been determined to be “Rin, Chestnut, Nankin” (excuse me!). Are they seeking sweetness in the world of sake?

[Sweet sake] favorite college student is the fact that dry college student is 10 times

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Showa Women's University Survey on Sake for Women's College Students* 1And when I asked what taste and flavor of sake I like,A female college student who responds as sweet sake is about 10 times as dryI found out that

Everyone knows that women like sweets empirically, but perhaps you think she usually likes sweets but only sake might be dry. That is a mistake. After all, women like sweet sake.

The dry school is already considered a sake fan. However, some sweets may have thought that the first sake experience was “spicy” and that they would never want to drink it again.

The only way to change their awareness of sake is to experience the best sweet and fragrant sake.

So how do you identify sweet sake?

[Sweet Sake], dry sake cannot be distinguished by (−) (+)

To know which sake is sweet or dry,Actually tasting at various festivals and brewery toursIt is best to try! If you find your favorite brand,If you save it on your smartphone, it will be useful for purchases.

 

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However, if you are unable to participate in a festival, you can purchase it at a liquor store or at a mail order site. To confirm that it is a sweet liquor at that time,The common belief is that the sake level on the label on the back of the sake bottle is a good guide..

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Sake degree is a standard for knowing whether the sake is sweet or sweet. Naturally, if there is little sugar, it will feel dry (not sweet = dry).

How to measure the degree of sake, the difference between sweet and dry

How to measure sake degree

First,

  1. Put pure water of 4 ℃ (temperature at which water becomes the heaviest) into the sake meter.
  2. Prepare 2 types of sake with high sugar content and sake with low sugar content
  3. 15 ℃ (take out the refrigerator and leave at room temperature for 10 minutesSake temperature: “Cool”*And put it in the cylinder
  4. Sink the sake meter in this cylinder

Then, there is a different phenomenon between sweet sake and dry sake.

  • Sweet sake: high sugar and other specific gravity, water is lighter, the sake meter floats up, the sake level is below the memory 0 position (-)
  • Dry Sake: Less specific because it has less sugar and other extracts, water becomes heavier, the sake meter sinks, and the sake level is above the memory 0 position (+)

Currently, there are many sake brewers that use sake-type density meters instead of cylinders and sake meter to analyze sake.

 

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The temperature range where you drink sake is also given a trendy and fashionable name, and the ancestors enjoyed a subtle difference in taste by changing the temperature of the sake little by little and changing the sake cup…

Sake degree is a numerical value to know the progress of fermentation

Although it is determined whether it is sweet or dry based on the values ​​measured in this way, in fact, this sake is not intended to show us the sweetness and dryness of sake. It is just a “standard guide”.

Originally used to know the progress of fermentation in a sake brewerySo, it is an indicator of whether to suppress the alcoholic fermentation by yeast and finish it sweet, or to suppress saccharification and make the alcoholic fermentation more dry.

Therefore, it seems a little unreasonable to use as the basis for judging the sweetness and dryness of sake in a bottle.

In addition, Even with sake of the same sake level, people with a lot of acid feel dry, and when there is little acid, it feels sweetThere is also a thing.

Relationship between [sweet sake] and acidity

Relationship between [sweet sake] and acidity

The acidity of sake means the content of organic acids such as succinic acid, malic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid and citric acid contained in sake, and the taste of sake changes depending on the acidity as follows.

  • Large acidity → Acid is strong, feels dry, refreshing and refreshing
  • Low acidity value → weak acid, sweet and mellow, deep taste

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To you who think soCalculation method using the values ​​of sake and acidityIntroducing With this calculation, you can know the objective sweetness and lightness ♪

[Sweet Sake] or Dry Sake

If the sake level shown on the label is -5, anyone will regard it as a sweet sake. However, there are times when it was dry after drinking.

There are also sakes that are displayed with the sake degree 0. You might be wondering if this sake is sweet or spicy.

So how do you judge the sweetness and dryness of sake?

In Sato's formula[Sweet sake]Choose

With the numerical value calculated by Shin Sato's formula, you can also know the sweetness and lightness of sake that is displayed as sake degree 0.

This meansFormulas introduced by the NTAIt is also.

(Sweetness and lightness) Sweetness and lightness are indicators of taste that can be calculated from the degree of sake and total acid according to Shin Sato et al.

<Calculation formula for sweetness and lightness>
Sweetness = 193593 / (1443 + sake degree)-1.16 x total acid-132.57
Lightness = 94545 / (1443 + Sake degree) + 1.88 x total acid-68.54

A higher (lower) value for sweetness indicates a sweeter (dryer) value, and a higher (lower) value for darkness indicates a darker color (lightly).

Source:National Tax Agency “Results of Survey on National Alcoholic Beverages”

The numerical value calculated from this formula will tell you the sweetness and lightness.

Sweetness

Sweetness

Created with reference to "Results of March 29 National Tax Agency Appraisal Planning Officer Nationwide Commercial Liquor Investigation"

Lightness

Lightness

Created with reference to "Results of March 29 National Tax Agency Appraisal Planning Officer Nationwide Commercial Liquor Investigation"

However, you can't remember such a complicated formula. Therefore, we will introduce a site that allows you to know whether it is sweet or dry, dark blue or pale just by entering the sake and acidity.

Convenient when choosing not only sweet but also dry sake! I highly recommend it.

Is [sweet sake] plenty of sugar?

Sugar cubes on a spoon

Some may believe that sake is sweet because it adds sugar. Therefore, many women are convinced that sake is fat and avoids sake.

But don't worry. In the past sake saccharides were used, but nowSake brewing made by adding sugar is a minority.

Looking at changes in production methods over time, sake made using saccharides was the mainstream in the past, but since fiscal year Heisei 6, sake made without saccharides has always exceeded the mainstream. It is.

Source:National Tax Agency “Results of Survey on National Alcoholic Beverages”

Sugar is not added to a sweet sake that is made by a brewery you can trust and sells at a brewery you can trust.You can believe that.

So what exactly is the sweetness of sweet sake?

The true sugar content that makes sweet sake feel sweet

There are 13 types of sake* 2The most part is sugar that contributes to health. The details are shown below.

Carbohydrate name Effect
Glucose The starch of raw material rice becomes glucose by the action of enzymes, and glucose becomes alcohol by the action of yeast.
What remains in the process is used for energy metabolism.
Galactose Red blood cell surface and digestive tract mucus componentsbecome
D-Mannose No calories (same as Konjac's “Mannan”).Cancer cell growth inhibitory effect* 3,Autoimmune inhibitory action* 4
Arabinose With sugar close to dietary fiberNo calories. Prevents obesity by suppressing blood sugar level riseEffect* 5
Xylose After mealDoes not increase blood sugarEffect* 6
maltose Sweeter than sugar.Working to avoid a sharp rise in blood sugar
Isomaltose Proliferation of useful bacteria in the intestines and improvement of intestinal furrorEffect* 7
dextrin Constipation
Nigero-oligosaccharide Health related for healthy elderlyImprove quality of lifeEffect* 8
Panose IntestinalActivates bifidobacteriaEffect* 9
Isomalttriose Intestinal environment improvement
Salmon biose What was discovered from sake
Kojibiose Discovered from the jar, known for its very expensive sugar

Liquor is often said to be the head of a hundred medicines, but the grounds may come from the carbohydrates contained in sake. Sweet sake has a lot of sugar, so you don't need to worry about getting fat and not good for your health.

 

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Sake is high in calories and has a lot of sugar. So many people are vaguely worried that they may become diabetic if they drink it. But is it really a high calorie, high-calorie, diabetic liquor with plenty of sugar?

Let ’s take a look at the sweet sake recommended for women, from here to the sweetest sake.

Refreshing [sweet sake], wine-flavored sake [Pure Rice Ginjo Echigo Tsurugame wine yeast preparation]

 

 

spec
Raw Rice 500 million stones
Rice polishing rate Present in several = 60%
Alcohol 13 to 14 degrees
Sake degree −54
acidity 3.8
prepared by Echigo Tsurukame Brewery

Sake brewing suitable rice "500 million stone" is known to become a refreshing and refreshing Japanese sake, but "Pure Rice Ginjo Echigo Tsurugame Wine Yeast Preparation" Sweet sake popular with women and foreigners.

The degree of Japanese sake is -54, which is surprisingly sweet, but it is not sweet but has a sweet sweetness and a refreshing fragrance like white wine.

If you calculate the value of this “Pure Rice Ginjo Echigo Tsurugame Wine Yeast Preparation” with the National Tax Agency's formula for sweetness and lightness, the sweetness is 2.4 and the lightness is 6.67.

~ -2 -2 to 0  0~0.2 0.2~
spicy Slightly dry Slightly sweet ✅ Sweet 

                                        

~ -1.0 -1.0 to -0.8 -0.8 to -0.6 -0.6 ~
Tanrei Slightly innocent Slightly dark blue ✅ Rich alcohol

 

This number indicates that the sake is sweet and rich.

Just brewed with wine yeast, a refreshing citrus fragrance drifts from around the glass before drinking. If you put it in your mouth, you can feel the plump scent of rice and feel happy!

You can enjoy a balance between sourness and sweetness that is not found in sweet sake, so it is especially recommended for women who prefer a higher level. If you drink it chilled, the taste will be tightened and it will be even more delicious.

 

 

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  • The fruity fragrance spreads over your mouth and is no longer beyond the realm of sake.
  • I tried some wine yeast liquors, but so far I like this “Tsurukame” the most. Plump fragrance and soft taste, rich feeling when pours above all.
  • It is sweet and has an aftertaste and aroma that goes through the nose. But it's not so difficult. One dish recommended for aperitif. It is best to drink it cold.

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[Sweet sake] gift for women with supple sensibility [Sweet Junmai Ginjo Hanagikai]

spec
Raw Rice 500 million stones from Niigata
Rice polishing rate Present in several = 60%
Alcohol 12 to 13 degrees
Sake degree −15
acidity private
prepared by Imadaji Sake Brewery

Niigata Hanayagikai was once crowded with geisha and restaurants. Among them, “Junmai Ginjo Hanagikai” is a liquor that expresses the gorgeous atmosphere of Hanayagi world by Imashiji Sake Brewery who has trained the taste of sake at a first-class restaurant.

The acidity is not disclosed, but its gorgeous sweetness is endorsed. A fruity and refreshing taste that I don't think was made with rice. Low-alcohol and fashionable pink bottles are also a perfect gift for women.

 

🔶 Reviews(I.e.
  • Sake with a smooth taste and easy to drink like Amazake.
  • Recommended for those who are looking for sweet sake that is not nigari sake.
  • Sweet and delicious like sweets.
  •  Women who don't like sake can also drink.

 

No.1 popular [Sweet Sake] elegant sweetness [Junmai Daiginjo Hatomara]

spec
Raw Rice Five million stones
Rice polishing rate Present in several = 50%
Alcohol 15.5 degrees
Sake degree +0.5
acidity 1.4
prepared by Imadaji Sake Brewery

Kumararaju is the name of a person who translated Buddhist scriptures during the North and North Dynasty of China. Buddhism spread throughout Asia as a result of his translation of the scriptures and was introduced to Japan.

Named after being impressed by the great work of Hatomara, “Pure Rice Daiginjo Hatomara” has an elegant taste that feels slightly sweet even in the light.

The sweetness is -0.08, and the lightness is -0.41.

~ -2 -2 to 0  0~0.2 0.2~
spicy ✅ Slightly dry Slightly sweet Sweet 

                                        

~ -1.0 -1.0 to -0.8 -0.8 to -0.6 -0.6 ~
Tanrei Slightly innocent Slightly dark blue  ✅ Alcohol

The sweetness and swelling umami of rice are intertwined with each other. The clean drink that doesn't dare bring sweetness to the fore is an 1 book that is suitable for women who have only sought sweetness for sake to graduate from sweet sake.

The sweetness is just a little dry, so he likes the dry taste. “Pure Rice Daiginjo Hatomara Coffee” is a guarantee that it will be appreciated not only for women but also for men.

 

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  • First gift for father-in-law! It was a secret, so I was worried about whether it would fit my mouth, but it was nice that my father-in-law was one of my favorite sakes.
  • Because it is in a high-class cosmetic box, it is also ideal as a gift for your boss.
  • I was able to convince myself of the reason why I became Rakuten 1 in the first 1 weeks of handling.
  • I like the luxury fragrance like Yubari Melon.

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Summary: [Sweet Sake] as a dessert!

[Sweet sake] instead of dessert! Woman speaking with

Even those who are used to sake making, the sweetness of sake is easily influenced by the physical condition at that time, making it difficult to judge. In addition, if you drink chocolate or something else, it will feel hot, and if you eat mentaiko, you will feel sweet.

The degree of sweetness varies depending on the temperature of sake. This is a deep part of Japanese sake, and you will never get bored no matter how many times you drink it.

The calculation of sweetness and lightness that we introduced is just a guide. Then choose the sweet sake that suits your taste.

In addition, the sugars in sweet sake can be recommended for those who are concerned about their health.

Instead of eating after-meal sweets with lots of sugar, we recommend that you end your meal with sweet sake once in a while.

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Reference site

 

(1) Koji Hirao Seminar Sake Project Team and others“Questionnaire survey on the expansion of women's market for sake”Showa Women's University

(2) Chieko Iwata"Sake component list"National Tax Agency Brewing Test Institute (currently “Liquor Research Institute”)

(3) Gonzalez PS et al."Mannose impairs tumour growth and enhances chemotherapy."NCBI

(4) Joanne Konkel et al.「D-mannose induces regulatory T cells and suppresses immunopathologyCitation formats」The University of Manchester

(5) Hidemoto Yamamoto"Physiological function of L-arabinose and its application to food"J-STAGE

(6) Yun Ju Jun et al.`` Beneficial effect of xylose consumption on postprandial hyperglycemia in Korean: a randomized double-blind, crossover design ''BMC

(7) Takanobu KOHMOTO et al."Effect of Isomalto-oligosaccharides on Human Fecal Flora"J-STAGE

(8) Shinji Murosaki et al.`` Effects of intake of nigerooligosaccharides-supplemented syrup on the immune function and quality of life in the healthy elderly ''ResearchGate

(9) Mäkeläinen H et al."Panose, a new prebiotic candidate."NCBI