Sake is often called "rice wine" and I think that that got coined that way from a misunderstanding of what sake is and the production process as well as the way that it is consumed. Sake is a beverage that is often sipped like wine and is also great for pairing with food similar to wine. I think taking shots of sake is very much a western thing. Now what a lot of people don't know is that the the protection of sake is much more like beer with the only major difference is that the grain used and

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