SAKE RATER




JUNMAI : Sake made up of water, koji mold, yeast and rice that has no milling requirement.   HONJOZO : Sake that is made up of rice, water, koji mold, yeast and a portion of added distilled alcohol, and the rice is milled 30% with 70% of each grain remaining.   JUNMAI GINJO : Sake that is made up of water, koji mold, yeast and rice milled 40% with 60% of each grain remaining.   GINJO : Sake that is made up of rice, water, koji mold, yeast and a portion of added distilled alcohol, and the rice is milled 40% with 60% of each grain remaining.   JUNMAI DAIGINJO : Sake that is made up of water, koji mold, yeast and rice milled 50% with 50% of each grain of rice remaining.   DAIGINJO : Sake that is made up of rice, water, koji mold, yeast and a portion of distilled alcohol, and the rice is milled 50% with 50% of each grain remaining.

Ref.:

https://www.truesake.com/pages/sake-types  accessed 21/11/2019.



From Japan Airlines's  Skyward Magazine.