Amakarado (sweet-dry balance index)

Amakarado is an indicator of the balance between sweetness and dryness in the flavor of sake. Specifically, it is calculated from the glucose concentration and acidity of the sake, and the amakarado value helps in understanding a sake's flavor profile. In practice, amakarado is expressed as a number and rated on a scale from -3 to +3. For example, -3 means very dry, 0 means neither dry nor sweet, and +3 means very sweet: the higher the number, the sweeter the sake, and the lower the number, the drier. In this way, amakarado is an important element for grasping the basic flavor of sake, and it allows drinkers to choose according to their own preferences.