本ほん醸じょう造ぞう酒しゅ

noun

sake brewed without added saccharides and with limited seed alcohol

A specific category of sake defined by Japanese tax law: no added sugars, and the amount of brewer's alcohol added is limited to 120 liters per tonne of rice. Often labeled as 本醸造.

See also: 本醸造 (ほんじょうぞう)

• この本ほん醸じょう造ぞう酒しゅはすっきりとした味あじわいです。

  This honjōzō-shu has a clean, crisp taste.

• 本ほん醸じょう造ぞう酒しゅは、純じゅん米まい酒しゅと並ならんで日本にほん酒しゅの代だい表ひょう的てきな種しゅ類るいです。

  Honjōzō-shu, along with junmai-shu, is a representative type of sake.