{"id":11475,"date":"2023-03-16T12:10:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=11475"},"modified":"2023-03-16T12:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:10:48","slug":"what-is-sake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/what-is-sake\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Sake?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-16T12:10:48+00:00\" title=\"16 March 2023 at 12:10:48 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">3 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">What is Sake?<\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Sake is a fermented rice beverage made from polished rice, water, yeast, koji mold and, sometimes, brewer\u2019s alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>A common misconception is that sake is a rice wine; in fact, sake has more in common with beer than any other alcoholic beverage. Sake and beer are made from steeped grains brewed and fermented with yeast.<\/p>\n<p>Where sake differs from beer is that sake rice does not have easily accessible sugars for fermentation. To solve this problem, brewers use Koji Mold, rice inoculated with a fermentation culture called Aspergillus Oryzae. Aspergillus oryzae is a key ingredient in many Japanese staples like soya sauce, miso and mirin.<\/p>\n<p>The Koji Mold breaks down the starch of the rice into sugars, and then those sugars are ready to be fermented with yeasts. So unlike beer, sake undergoes parallel fermentations: koji mold (starch to sugar) and yeast (sugar to alcohol).<\/p>\n<p>After fermentation, the rice is pressed and typically filtered, pasteurised and diluted with water. Once bottled and released, sake lasts for 6-18 months. Once opened, sake should be drunk within 1-2 weeks. You can expect a noticeable decline after the first week.<\/p>\n<p>There are many classifications and styles of sake depending on the rice polishing ratio, the use of brewer&#8217;s alcohol and production methods; we will explore these in future blogs.<\/p>\n<p>Kanpai!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/owcandy\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/owcandy\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Andy Hesketh<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Andy grew up in freezing cold Edmonton, Canada. He studied professional communications in university before working in hospitality and restaurant management. An avid traveller, Andy eventually landed on moving to the UK and began working as a sommelier in London. Andy is taking wine education through the Court of Master Sommeliers. In the Spring of 2022, he moved to Oxford and joined the Oxford Wine Company. Andy works between the three Oxford shops.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3 years agoWhat is Sake?Sake is a fermented rice beverage made from polished rice, water, yeast, koji mold and, sometimes, brewer\u2019s alcohol. 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