also: だくしゅ · じょくしゅ
doburoku; unrefined sake; cloudy sake
A traditional Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice, similar to sake but unfiltered, resulting in a cloudy, milky appearance and often a sweeter, more rustic taste. Contrasts with clear refined sake (清酒).
See also: 清酒
In this region, many farmers make their own doburoku.
Doburoku is a type of nigorizake; it is cloudy white because it is unfiltered.
濁酒 is cloudy, unrefined sake, directly contrasting with 清酒, which is clear, filtered sake.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading どぶろく.
Rare on'yomi reading; may appear in formal or historical contexts.
Obsolete on'yomi reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are considered difficult.
The reading どぶろく is of uncertain origin, possibly from どぶ (mud, ditch) + ろく (sake), referring to its cloudy, rustic nature. The kanji 濁酒 literally means 'cloudy sake'.