Classification
The rice can be classified into five groups in which only the first three classes may be used for premium sake. The highest class is again divided in two and will cost about 30.000 Yen for sixty kilogram(price 2008). The best highest class is however, even when a top class sake brewer would like to purchase, hard to get and depends on the relationship between the brewer and his rice grower.
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