ALEXCIOUS

Specifications

• Production Area: Akita Prefecture
• Liquor Quality: SAKE made without adding additional alcohol or sugar. Brewed from rice grains milled to 50% or less of their original weight.
• Ingredients: Domestically produced malted Rice (Koji)
• Bottle Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 280 mm (3.1 x 3.1 x 10.8 in.)
• Capacity: 720ml(24.5 oz)
• Weight: 1.1kg (2.4 lb)
• Alcohol Grade: 14 - 15
• Sake Meter: +5.0 (Dry)
• Acidity: 1.4
• Amino-acid Level: 1.0
• Rice Type Used: Menkoina
• Rice Cleaning Rate: 70%

"Nihonshudo" is considered to be one of the indicators of the sweetness and dryness of Japanese "sake"; it uses the specific gravity of water at 4 degrees C is assumed to be zero. A greater specific gravity value is said to be on the "minus" side and a lower value is said to be on the "plus" side. Because the sweetness of Japanese "sake" is derived from sugar, the greater the content of sugar is the larger (i.e., heavier) the specific gravity becomes; the "sake meter value" goes to the "minus" side. Accordingly, generally speaking, an increasing "plus" reading indicates a greater dryness, and a decreasing "minus" reading indicates a greater sweetness. Actually, however, how one feels about the sweetness or dryness also differs depending on the amount of acidity in the "sake". When the acidity is high, one is said to feel dryness, and when it is low, one is said to feel sweetness.