`Tokubetsu” means `special” and this term is added to those sake which have either undergone special processes (which are not always stated) or when more of the rice grain has been polished away than is usually required for the grade. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21459
`Tokubetsu” means `special” and this term is added to those sake which have either undergone special processes (which are not always stated) or when more of the rice grain has been polished away than is usually required for the grade.