黒くろ酒き

noun

black sake; dark ritual sake

Archaic term for a dark sake offered to the gods in ancient Shintō ceremonies, often paired with 白酒 (しろき, white sake).

See also: 白酒 (しろき)

• 古ふるい記き録ろくには、神しん前ぜんに黒くろ酒きと白しろ酒きを供そなえたとある。

  Old records say that black sake and white sake were offered before the gods.