発はっ泡ぽう性せい酒しゅ類るい

noun

carbonated alcoholic beverages; sparkling liquor category

Legal and tax category term under Japanese liquor tax law. Beer, happōshu, and other drinks with 10% or less alcohol by volume are also used. Not a general term for any fizzy drink.

See also: 発泡酒

• 発はっ泡ぽう性せい酒しゅ類るいにはビールや発はっ泡ぽう酒しゅが含ふくまれる。

  The sparkling liquor category includes beer and happōshu.

• 酒しゅ税ぜい法ほうでは、発はっ泡ぽう性せい酒しゅ類るいはアルコール分ぶんが10％以い下かのものと定てい義ぎされている。

  Under the Liquor Tax Act, sparkling liquors are defined as those with an alcohol content of 10% or less.