Tokubetsu: What Makes a Sake Special?
Tokubetsu junmai and tokubetsu honjozo carry the word special, but what earns it? The rice-polishing rule, the vaguer second route, and why it is not a grade.
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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.
