Sake is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. You can serve it hot or cold. Sake comes from Japan, where it is still popular. Follow proper etiquette when serving and drinking sake. Consider these steps.
Instructions
1. Hold the bottle of sake in the middle. Pour with only one hand.
2. Move only your wrist when tipping the bottle. The back of your hand should face up. Women can lightly support the bottle with their other hand while pouring.
3. Hold your cup or someone else's cup while filling it with sake. Fill the cup about 80 percent full. Twist the bottle slightly when you are finished pouring so it does not drip.
4. Grasp your cup for drinking between your thumb and index finger with your middle and ring fingers resting on the stem. It is impolite not to take a drink from your sake cup before resting it on the table.
5. Bring the sake cup toward your chest and pause slightly before bringing the cup to your mouth. Savor the taste before swallowing.
6. Finish drinking your cup of sake before receiving a refill. Leave your cup almost full when you are finished drinking sake. Otherwise, someone refills it.
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