What is Sake? Is it Different from Soju?
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The most well-known liquors may be available around the world, but in each corner of the globe, there exists their own traditional alcoholic drinks. Today, we’re taking a deep dive into one such alcoholic beverage that originated in Japan. Sake can be consumed either hot or cold, which makes it different than other alcohol. It’s often mistaken for its Korean counterpart, soju. Sake’s origins has traditional roots, some of which are still upheld even to this day. Read on to find out more about this beloved Japanese drink. What is sake? Sake is essentially an alcoholic beverage hailing from Japan which is made of fermented rice grains. To create this drink, the rice grains are brewed instead of distilled, placing sake in a similar category with beer and wine, in that it is not a liquor. Sake normally contains an
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