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    Sake & Tea(artistic portrait of a) lion(morohaku)Japanese rice wine A method of sake production in w…
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    Sake & Teacombined off-license and pub (licence)(kakuuchi)Japanese rice wine The term "kaku-uchi" re…
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    Sake & TeaBodhi yeast mash starter(Bodaimoto)Japanese rice wine A type of sake mother used in sake p…
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    Sake & Teasake made without added alcohol or sugar(junmaisyu/junmaisyu)Japanese rice wine Sake made …
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    ratio indicating the quantity of polis…

    Sake & Tearatio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually…
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    just after fall

    Sake & Teajust after fall(Akiagari)Japanese rice wine The term for sake in season in autumn refers t…
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    oldest surviving traditional style of …

    Sake & Teaoldest surviving traditional style of sake making(KIMOTO)Japanese rice wine It refers to t…
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    pure sake

    Sake & Teapure sake(Namazake)Japanese rice wine Sake is generally made by heating the sake to 60-65 …
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    Sake & Teapurity(Kiippon)Japanese rice wine There are various theories as to the meaning of the word…

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