Alcohol by volume (ABV)
Alcohol by volume (ABV) (アルコール度数): How much of the drink is alcohol. Sake is usually 15–16% (genshu 17–20%), honkaku shochu mostly 25%, awamori around 30% and some aged kusu over 40%.
- Japanese
- アルコール度数（あるこーるどすう）
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- Taste & numbers
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Related terms
- GenshuNot diluted after pressing. Rich, around 17–20%.
- Honkaku shochuShochu distilled once in a pot still, so the ingredient's character stays.
- AwamoriOkinawa's spirit from Thai rice and black koji, made with an all-koji mash.
- Aged sake (koshu)Sake aged for years: amber colour, caramel and nutty notes.