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Junmai logo #21459The literal meaning of this term is `pure rice”. This is the way that sake was originally made simply using rice, water, yeast and kōji fungus. If a sake is labeled as being `Junmai” this means that no brewers` alcohol has been added. Junmai sake tend to be fuller bodied with a lighter nose than non-junmai sake. This also applies to `Junma...
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