Why is Sake considered healthy alcohol? or is it.. compared to others?

Question

and what is it in other alcohols that give me such a bad hangover when sake gives hardly any

Answer 1

Sake comes in several forms. Sake, although often called 'rice wine' does not have to be made from rice and is not really a wine. The form of sake most common in the west is a spirit distilled from fermented rice or sweet potato. This is a very clean, clear spirit and is usually heavily filtered, leaving few impurities. As this sake is often served warm, this will cause some of the alcohol to evaporate, making the drink weaker and therefore leaving less opportunity for raging hangovers.

The most common form of 'sake' in the far east is known as 'Nihon-shuri' and is made from rice and grain in a similar method to Western ales, with multiple parallel fermentations, although spirit alcohol is normally added after fermentation for strength and flavour extraction, producing a strong, smooth drink that is a cloudy grey colour.

The main factor that is causing your hangovers with other drinks is alcohol. It sounds obvious, but it's true. Whilst impurities in the drink can have an effect and will often make you feel sicker the next day, the inflammatory and dehydrative properties of the alcohol are doing you the most damage. The best way to avoid a nasty hangover is to not drink on an empty stomach, have a soft (and caffeine-free) drink BETWEEN each alcoholic drink (not just a mixer with your spirits) and, above all, not drink so much alcohol in the first place.

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

I don't think that sake is more healthy than any other alcoholic drink, but your comment about hangovers being less from sake is probably due to sake having lower alcohol content.

The average sake is about 5% alcohol, compared with wines which will be at least twice that (11-15%) and spirits which are around 40%

So you can drink twice as much sake as wine and consume less alcochol -- hence less hangover.

Answer 3

Afternoon Mr President - what a great question from you there! To me, there is a clear double-thinking standard here, because from the list above it is obvious that Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than other sorts of drugs, but because it is widely available every where you go, it is classed as being more socially acceptable. However, you only have to open the papers these days to see that more and more violent crimes are linked to alcohol abuse, and people on the whole in the UK are drinking more. Like other drugs too, what can start out as recreational use can develop into addiction - how much of that is down to genetics, social background etc I am not sure, but I was reading in the paper that the amount of UK people who are struggling with drink problems has certainly gone up in the last few years - and can sometimes wait for over a year to get the right professional help. I like to have a drink indoors or go out with my friends so I am not pointing the finger or being a hypocrite here - I am aware of the risks of drinking, and choose to do so in moderation, but am only too aware of the slippery slide into alcoholism. My father lived and died an alcoholic, so I know first hand the terrible problems that alcohol can cause in people's lives. xxxxxx

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Why is Sake considered healthy alcohol? or is it.. compared to others?
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Yes, yes and yes; alcohol is a very dangerous drug and we live in a society where it is acceptable. I have two teenage sons and we have talked extensively about drugs and alcohol. My big fear is about one out of five people who drink become problem drinkers or worse. It's kind of like Russian Roulette. I'm not against drugs and alcohol, at least not moral grounds but they are a social and medical problem that is a symptom of other problems. I try to live and teach my kids how to have a life without self medicating the psyche to get through the day. It would be nice if we could get rid of drugs and alcohol but these things are easy to make and a black market in intoxicates only benefits organized crime. I believe in legalization and control to minimize the damage. It might be humane but politically impossible these days.

Answer 7

Sake (Japanese: 酒; pronounced [sa.kɛ] Listen (help·info)) is a Japanese word meaning "alcoholic beverage", which in English has come to refer to a specific alcoholic beverage brewed mainly from rice and known in Japan as either nihonshu (日本酒 "Japanese alcohol") or sake. This article uses the word "sake" as it is used in English.

Sake is widely referred to in English as "rice wine". However, this designation is not accurate. The production of alcoholic beverages by multiple fermentation is more characteristic of beer than wine. Also, there are other beverages known as "rice wine" that are significantly different from nihonshu.

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