In the brewery year 2022, the largest share of special-designated sake produced in Japan was graded junmai-shu, with almost 57 thousand kiloliters. Special-designated sake refers to premium sake which is graded according to the ingredients and the polishing rate of rice in the manufacturing process. For junmai-shu, up to 70 percent of a rice grain is used in the fermenting process. Other ingredients include distilled alcohol and rice treated with koji mold.
Shipment volume of special-designation sake in Japan in 2022, by grade
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NTA (Japan). (July 1, 2024). Shipment volume of special-designation sake in Japan in 2022, by grade (in 1,000 kiloliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235003/japan-premium-sake-shipment-volume-by-grade/
NTA (Japan). "Shipment volume of special-designation sake in Japan in 2022, by grade (in 1,000 kiloliters)." Chart. July 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235003/japan-premium-sake-shipment-volume-by-grade/
NTA (Japan). (2024). Shipment volume of special-designation sake in Japan in 2022, by grade (in 1,000 kiloliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235003/japan-premium-sake-shipment-volume-by-grade/
NTA (Japan). "Shipment Volume of Special-designation Sake in Japan in 2022, by Grade (in 1,000 Kiloliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235003/japan-premium-sake-shipment-volume-by-grade/
NTA (Japan), Shipment volume of special-designation sake in Japan in 2022, by grade (in 1,000 kiloliters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235003/japan-premium-sake-shipment-volume-by-grade/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Shipment volume of special-designation sake in Japan in 2022, by grade (in 1,000 kiloliters) [Graph], NTA (Japan), July 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235003/japan-premium-sake-shipment-volume-by-grade/