Sake 101
Sake
(Pronounced sa-keh, not sa-keee, but we won’t correct you!) is a riced-based alcoholic beverage. Brewed like beer with complex aromas and textures like wine, sake is much more than a funny word.
Junmai
The original sake. Full-bodied taste with acidic tendencies. Made with rice, water and koji, which converts the rice starch into fermentable sugars. Rice has been polished at least 30%.
Honjozo
Light, mildly fragrant. Easy to drink. Made with rice, water, kojiand a bit of distilled alcohol to help extract flavor and aromas. Rice has been milled at least 30% to release impurities.
Koji
Functions like the yeast in wine or the barley in beer, a cooked cultured rice used in popular Japanese foods such as miso, mirin and sake.
Daiginjo
Flavor is delicate and complex. Both flavor and fragrance are often (but not always) fruity and flowery. Brewed with highly-polished rice at colder temperatures for a longer period of time.
Junmai Ginjo
Brewed with labor-intensive steps, eschewing machinery for traditional tools and methods, using highly polished rice (at least 60%**) and fermented at colder temperatures for longer periods of time. Light, fruity, refined.
Junmai Daiginjo
Generally light, complex and fragrant. Brewed with highly-polished rice to at least 50% with more precise and labor-intensive methods, the pinnacle of the brewers art. Made with only rice, water and koji.
Nigori
Deliberately unfiltered, generally the sweetest of all sakes with a fruity nose and a mild flavor, making a great dessert wine or complement to spicy foods.
So Ju
Ty-Ku Soju unveils this traditional spirit to the modern calorie conscious consumer with a light, smooth taste and clean finish. Crafted with 100% premium barley and pure spring water, TY KU Soju is all natural, made with no sweeteners, preservatives or additives. TY KU Soju, which is lower in calories* and more versatile than vodka is best enjoyed chilled. It is also a flavor catalyst that enhances ingredients without the need of added sugar, making better balanced, better tasting and lower calorie premium cocktails.
*TY KU Soju per 1.5oz: 69 cal, 0 carbs, 0 pro, 0 fat