sake meter value; SMV
A specific gravity scale used in sake brewing to indicate sweetness or dryness. Positive values indicate dry sake, negative values indicate sweet sake.
This sake has an SMV of +5 and is slightly dry.
Sake with a negative SMV is considered sweet.
Describes the taste as sweet, while 日本酒度 is the numerical scale measuring sweetness/dryness.
Describes the taste as dry, while 日本酒度 is the numerical scale measuring sweetness/dryness.
Compound of 日本酒 (nihonshu, 'sake') + 度 (do, 'degree, scale'). A technical term from sake brewing.