Sake: General Knowledge

Sake

This article is about the beverage. For other uses, see Sake (disambiguation).

Sake (/ˈsɑːkeɪ/ or /ˈsɑːki/)^[1][2] is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin that is made from fermented rice. It may also be spelled saké.

In the Japanese language, the word sake refers to Japanese liquor, while the beverage called sake in English is termed nihonshu (日本酒, “Japanese liquor”).