Sake Basics You are here: Home / JFC Products / JFC’s Sake Expert / Sake Basics Sake Basics Sake products Enjoying Sake Sake Basics Sake Scale The categories of Daiginjo, Ginjo, Junmai, Honjozo are Premium Sake. The others are classified as “Normal Sake” (Futsu-Shu), but there are also many good Sakes in Futsu-Shu. In addition, there are other varieties such as Nigori, Nama, and Ume Shu. Nigori Sake is unfiltered, subtly sweet, and its texture has a white, cloudy look. Nama is draft Sake, not pasteurized, and has a fresher and lighter flavour. Ume Shu is sweet plum wine served as an aperitif or dessert wine. In the trade of Sake, its taste, either dry or sweet, is determined by Sake Meter Value (Nihonshu Do). Adding to it the value of acidity, you will get what’s called Total Perception Chart for more accurate evaluation of what Sake tastes like. Sake Scale is a combination of indicators that gives you an idea of what a sake tastes like as accurately and concretely as possible. As you find in the product pages on this site, each sake is assigned a barometer of acidity, alcohol percentage, and Sake Meter Value or Nihonshudo. Sake meter value Like wines, a sake can be defined either as dry or sweet as its basic characteristics. In Japan, Nihonshudo, or the Sake Meter Value, is often used to determine whether a sake is either dry or sweet, or in between, by measuring the amount of residual sugar and alcohol in it. In this measurement, water is given a value of ±0, and a sake with Sake Meter Value of ±0 should taste neutral, neither dry nor sweet. As shown in a figure below, a positive value means less residual sugar and therefore a drier sake. Likewise, a negative value indicates a sweeter sake. Total perception chart As reliable a Sake Meter Value would be, acids and other elements can mask the real residual sugar amount. For example, a higher level of acidity can make a sweet sake taste drier than it actually is. To give a more accurate evaluation of sake, therefore, total acidity is used as another indicator. es a sweeter sake. © Copyright - JFC INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GROUP Home About us Featured products Logistics Customers Page Contact us Imprint Privacy Policy Modern Slavery Act Kikkoman Group UK Tax Strategy Certificates UK Covid 19 guidance compliance Terms and Conditions of Use of Kikkoman Group Social Media Kikkoman Group Social Media Policy We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. OkRead more

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