How to recognize the taste of Japanese sake from the product label 3 points

How to recognize the taste of Japanese sake from the product label 3 points

Japanese sake can be subdivided into a clear, spicy taste with a refreshing and pleasant fruity scent, rich and rich sweetness, etc.多种。

withIt’s an incredible fun fact that the brewing is made from rice with such a variety of flavors.事。

For example, some people like the taste「Clear spicy taste」Japanese sake, but if you don’t usually drink Japanese sake, you probably don’t know知道「Clear spicy taste」What kind of taste。
 
But in fact, if we have a little knowledge of the product labels of Japanese sake, we can almost tell that this Japanese sake is spicy, sweet and fragrant or aromatic.香淡雅的了。

So this time we will introduce to you「3 points on how to find Japanese sake that suits your taste from the product label」。

 
※To be precise, human taste is different from person to person, there is no 100 perfect taste, so this content can give most people the association of taste, but it is only used as a reference for choosing Japanese sake.参考之一。

First, understand that the taste is in step with the wine-flavored raw rice and polished rice步合～

In recent years, there have been many Japanese sakes that smell like fresh fruits！
 I want to know which one is more refreshing and aromatic！，The first thing to pay attention to is rice！

Raw rice（Wine rice）

First, the labeling of the rice that is the raw material of Japanese sake。Yamada Kinmiyama山BrocadeAnd five million stonesRice that is suitable for sake brewing, rice that is usually served on the table, etc. The rice used varies depending on the sake, but the taste of Japanese sake can be estimated from the type of sake rice used测到。

 such as，
Shan Tian Jin・・・Wine partyfragranceRich, delicate and round润。

MiyamaBrocade・・・Compared to other rice, it’s not very spicy.别重。

Five million stones・・・Brews a clear and refreshing wine。

Yumachi・・・The brewed Japanese sake has a rich, mellow and solid taste。
 
The rice used in the photo above is 5 million shi, so it can be inferred to be one款Clear and refreshing wine。

Rice stepping

Have you seen「Polished rice step 60%」akinLabel。
 
Polished rice step together means，The degree of grinding of the rice used in the manufacturing process。The closer the polished rice to the center of the rice grains, the lower the step, and the less peculiar taste, the more delicious the wine.口。
 
Polished rice step 40%Means to grind off the outer periphery of the rice 60%！basicallyThat is to say, the smaller the value of the polished rice, the higher the price of the wine will be, by the way说一下Use polished rice step 60%The following rice brewed is called Ginjō Sake 500%The following is called Daiginjoshu。
 
The above photo is of polished rice step 65%，It also means that the rice was milled off 35%。
 
Everyone please remember，The smaller the number of milled rice steps, the more delicious and fuller the wine will be满。
 
Like using precision stepping 500%Yamada Nishiki's rice will taste soft and round润。

The second is to understand the sweetness or spicy taste of Japanese sake and acidity酸度〜

Some people like spicy Japanese sake and some people like sweet Japanese sake酒。

 
 Want to know whether Japanese sake is sweet or spicy！What you need to know is the alcohol content and acidity of Japanese sake。

Japanese alcohol

There will be on the trademark label「＋3」Wait for the number to mark this number字More biased「－」The taste will be sweeter and more biased偏「＋」More spicy。 
These with＋or－The number representsJapanese alcohol。Through them, you can roughly judge the sweetness and spicy taste of Japanese sake. The more sugar that Japanese sake contains, the sweeter the taste, the less sugar the taste will be, the more spicy the taste of Japanese sake is, the more sugar it will be biased.多会偏「－」，On the contrary, the less sugar, the more biased「＋」。

acidity

But in fact, it’s hard to judge whether Japanese sake is sweet or spicy based on the alcohol content alone.的。acidityThe value of is also more important. Acidity refers to the content of succinic acid, malic acid, lactic acid and other acids, but we don’t feel sour when we really drink.会感到酸。More sour, the taste will be less spicy, then it will feel sweet甜。
 

Numerical comparison of sake and acidity

By comparing the alcohol content and acidity, you can roughly associate the taste味。

Qingli spicy mouth・・・Sourness and sugarLess taste refreshing and refreshing口。
Clear and sweet・・・Sourness and sugarLess refreshing, round and soft和。
Rich and spicy・・・Sourness and sugarMore mellow and refreshing taste口。
Rich and sweet・・・Sourness and sugarMore mellow and soft taste和。
It can be used as a reference考。
 
Japanese sake as shown in the picture度＋5，acidity1.4，And the wine rice with 5 million shi is relatively clear and spicy.辣口。

Third, look at the freshness of Japanese sake's production date年月〜

To seeYou can check the manufacturing year and month when this Japanese sake was produced年月。

Japanese sake is fuller and softer the longer the time, on the contrary, the freshly brewed taste will be fresh鲜爽。
 
Basically, Japanese sake is a product with no expiration date. The manufacturing date on the label refers to the winery庄Bottling date。
 
The most delicious period of Japanese sake is about 1 year from the date of manufacture。
 
manufactureThere is a possibility that the quality of Japanese sake that has passed for a long time will deteriorate. Some of them are specially stored for a long time. Japanese sake brewed in this way is mostly classified as long-term mature wine.长期熟成酒。
 
If you like a fresh and refreshing light taste话，Raw wineIt would be a very good choice. Japanese sake is generally heated. Japanese sake without this treatment is called raw sake.生酒。

to sum up

I don’t know what you think about the 3 points of the Japanese sake product label何。The above is for reference only。
 
Everyone’s tastes are different depending on their physical condition and mood. Spicy wine may sometimes feel sweet.甘甜。
 
The method introduced this time cannot be 100%The rice that is fully judged by agricultural products will also taste different depending on the region or year不同。
 
Japanese sake productsThe language on the label is too complicated。I hope this article can be used as an opportunity to help everyone find their favorite Japanese sake机。
 
I usually don’t deliberately realize that the Japanese sake that is drunk in restaurants has the opportunity to borrow a bottle and look at the content of the product label. You may benefit from some unexpected discoveries.发现呢。