Nurukan
Nurukan (ぬる燗): Sake warmed to about 40 °C. The rice's umami and sweetness open up; lovely with junmai, kimoto and yamahai.
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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.
Related terms
- Kan (warm sake)Warming sake: nuru-kan (about 40 °C), atsu-kan (about 50 °C) and more.
- JunmaiMade only from rice, koji and water. Full rice flavour and body; often great warm.
- KimotoA traditional starter using natural lactic bacteria and hand-poled rice. Tangy with deep umami.
- YamahaiKimoto without the hand-poling step. Bold and rich.