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In Japan, it is known as Nihon Sake or Japanese Sake. It has an average alcohol concentration of 15%. In Japan's wine tax law, the official name of Japanese wine is Sake.

No other wine in the world can be enjoyed at such a wide range of temperatures as Japanese sake. Sake can be served both hot and cold. Some Japanese wines can even be drunk on ice like whisky.

How does the aroma of a sake develop if it is heated? Since the human sense of taste changes depending on the temperature, heating the sake first releases its aroma, and the taster can perceive a strong sweetness, less bitterness, and a greater sense of freshness.

The sweet flavor and aroma of sake will be indistinguishable when it is too cold. You can lower the bitterness threshold, increase sweetness, and bloom the aroma by waiting a few minutes for the sake to return to room temperature before drinking it.

The ancients didn't understand how temperature affected wine taste, but they've always drank sake at different temperatures since then. This has resulted in each 5°C temperature having its own unique name. The names are romantic and easy to understand. For more information, please see the table below.

A snowy day has a temperature of 5°C.

During cherry blossom season, the temperature is slightly cooler at 10°C.

The temperature when a cold wind blows is 15°C.

Hot sake is categorized as follows.

As hot as the sun, sunburn is 30°C.

The body burns at 35 °C, which is a comfortable body temperature.

Scald: 40 °C, hot like a spring.

The upper scale is 45°C, warm, and pulsating.

Body and mind feel warm when the temperature reaches 50°C.

Extremely hot: 55 °C, warm to hot.

Sake hot:

In a heated sake, the aroma is activated, the amino acids become more saturated, and the alcohol becomes more stimulating and pungent.

There is a wide range of temperatures at which this homebrewed and junmai sake is served, ranging from 5°C to 55°C. It is recommended not to heat it above 55°C as it will stimulate the mellow flavor. When homebrewed junmai sake has a spicy flavor, it can be served chilled or heated above 45°C to enhance the spicy flavor and aroma.

Warm sake should be served at a temperature of 40°C "warm hot". Junmai sake is characterized by a strong aroma of rice yeast and a very long aftertaste.

It is often brewed from cold junmai and served at 30 °C "solar heat". The warmer temperature makes the wine smoother.sake tasting hong kongis very good.

Sake should be drunk cold:

Most wines feel refreshing at low temperatures, but not too cold. At temperatures below 5°C, aromas are hard to taste and bitterness is better.

It is easy to drink wine at 5 degrees Celsius unless it is raw, unfiltered, virgin or sparkling.

It is recommended to enjoy Junmai Daiginjo at 15°C "cool chill" and 20°C below room temperature; if the temperature is not too cold, the aroma and middle flavor will be better developed.

Some people prefer pure rice brewed with ice, but others prefer pure rice brewed at 15°C or 20°C at room temperature.

This temperature is usually used as a standard for sake tasting throughout Japan since junmai brewing has a variety of rich aromas, which are affected by too low a temperature.