Sake
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Saké is brewed from rice (no other grain) with water, yeast and koji being the only other ingredients. What makes it very unique in the realm of beverage are two things:
Koji: Aspergillus Oryzae – a mold that is applied to the rice grains.
Multiple Parallel Fermentation: Saccharification and fermentation taking place at the same time.
Is it beer or wine?
Saké purists will say that saké is saké. It is not wine or beer. It is it’s own unique beverage and deserves it’s own identity. That is certainly true, but in a world that is trying to understand saké, it is not easy to be so definitive and may not be a good idea.