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Sake bottle, Japan, c. 1740 Sake barrel offerings at the Shinto shrine Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura Sake, saké (酒, sake, / ˈ s ɑː k i, ˈ s æ k eɪ / SAH-kee, SAK-ay [4] [5]), or saki, [6] also referred to as Japanese rice wine, [7] is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
Laws on drunkenness vary. In the United States, it is a criminal offense for a person to be drunk while driving a motorized vehicle, except in Wisconsin, where it is only a fine for the first offense. [38] It is also a criminal offense to fly an aircraft or (in some American states) to assemble or operate an amusement park ride while drunk. [39]
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice. The drink can be dry or sweet, and is a bit more acidic than beer. It has an umami flavor.
Low doses of alcohol (one 360.0 ml (13 imp fl oz; 12 US fl oz) beer) are sleep-promoting by increasing total sleep time and reducing awakenings during the night.The sleep-promoting benefits of alcohol dissipate at moderate and higher doses of alcohol (two 12 oz. beers and three 12 oz. beers, respectively). [4]
You can usually hit that level by drinking 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of hard liquor such as whiskey, vodka, rum, or gin. For adult males, an episode of binge drinking is ...
Kuchikamizake (口噛み酒, mouth-chewed sake) or kuchikami no sake (口噛みの酒) is a type of sake, rice-based brewed alcohol, produced by a process involving human saliva as a fermentation starter. Kuchikamizake was one of the earliest types of Japanese alcoholic drinks.
Sake is a beverage that stands to deepen the South’s complex and ongoing relationship with rice. Here’s how a burgeoning Southern sake brewery is growing the drink’s American identity.
Rebound effects occur once the alcohol has been largely metabolized, causing late night disruptions in sleep maintenance. Under conditions of moderate alcohol consumption where blood alcohol levels average 0.06–0.08 percent and decrease 0.01–0.02 percent per hour, an alcohol clearance rate of 4–5 hours would coincide with disruptions in ...