Honjozo vs Junmai: Does Added Alcohol Make Sake Worse?
Honjozo has a little distilled alcohol added; junmai has none. Does that make honjozo worse? No—here is the science of what added alcohol actually does.
Decode junmai, ginjo, daiginjo, seimaibuai and every term on a sake label.
Honjozo has a little distilled alcohol added; junmai has none. Does that make honjozo worse? No—here is the science of what added alcohol actually does.
Junmai, ginjo, daiginjo: the difference is just two things — how much the rice is polished, and whether alcohol is added. How to read any sake label.