Flat sakazuki tray, a small choko cup and a wood masu box Sake is usually a fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from rice. The Japanese term sake (酒) can necessarily mean any type of alcoholic drink, and in Japan the phrase nihonshu (日本酒) is accustomed to check with what Westerners phone "sake". Sake is about 15% Liquor, and Opposite to pop