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How to enjoy heated sake

Japanese sake has been said as “Sake is the chief of all medicine” from ancient times. Properly warmed sake becomes much tastier and can also be quickly absorbed into the body. The proper temperature is about 35-48 degree, called “Hitohada kan (body temperature)” “Nuru kan (warm)” and “Jyo kan (warm to hot). How to heat sake , first pour some sake into the sake bottle, put the bottle into a pan/pot of boiling water. In order not to increase the temperature of sake too much, it is key that the once the water is boiled the fire is turned off. Once the sake is bubbling and the liquid level increases to the top of the sake bottle, then it is reaching the proper temperature.