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Gekkeikan Sake Company, Ltd. (月 桂 冠 株 式 会 社, Gekkeikan Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of sake and plum wine based in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1637 by Jiemon Ōkura, in Fushimi , [ 1 ] it is one of the world's oldest companies , and is a member of the Henokiens group. [ 2 ]
Sake bottle, Japan, c. 1740 Sake barrel offerings at the Shinto shrine Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura Sake, saké (酒, sake, / ˈ s ɑː k i, ˈ s æ k eɪ / SAH-kee, SAK-ay [4] [5]), or saki, [6] also referred to as Japanese rice wine, [7] is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
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Undiluted sake. Most sake is diluted with water after brewing to lower the alcohol content from 18–20% down to 14–16%, but genshu is not. Ginjō-shu 吟醸酒 Special brew sake made from rice polished to 60% or less and fermented at low temperature Gomi 五味 The five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter)
Sake is usually filtered to remove grain solids left behind after the fermentation process. Nigori sake is filtered using a broader mesh, resulting in the permeating of fine rice particles and a far cloudier drink. [2] [3] Unfiltered sake is known as doburoku (どぶろく, but also 濁酒) [2] [3] and was originally brewed across Japan by ...
Rice brew typically has a higher alcohol content (18-25%) than wine (10-20%), which in turn has a higher alcohol content than beer (3-8%). Sake is therefore one of the strongest undistilled alchoholic drinks, but not nearly as stong as drinks made through distillation like vodka or scotch.
The alcohol helps the venom to dissolve and become non poisonous. [3] Some brands of habushu come with the snake still inside the bottle which is mixed with honey and herbs. [4] [5] There are two methods of inserting the snake into the alcohol. The maker may choose to simply submerge the snake in the alcohol and seal the bottle, thus drowning ...
Gekkeikan: Japan 1637 Sake producer Grondona Italy 1820 Biscuits & cakes manufacturer Guerrieri Rizzardi: Italy 1678 Wine grower H. Beligné & Fils France 1610 Cutlery trade Hoshi: Japan 717 Ryokan hotel: Hugel & Fils: France 1639 Wine grower J.D.Neuhaus: Germany 1745 Pneumatic & hydraulic chain hoists: Lanificio G.B. Conte: Italy 1757 Cloth ...