Atsukan
Atsukan (熱燗): Sake warmed to about 50 °C. Tastes crisp and dry; made for cold nights and hot food.
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From “How to warm sake”
The most reliable way to warm sake is slowly, in a tokkuri flask standing in hot water: about 40 °C for nurukan (lukewarm) and about 50 °C for atsukan (hot). A microwave works too, if you heat in short bursts and check as you go.