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Rice brew typically has a higher alcohol content (18-25%) than wine (10-20%), which in turn has a higher alcohol content than beer (3-8%).

Some types of rice wine include:

  • Brem - Balinese rice wine

  • Cheongju - Korean rice wine

  • --- Beopju - a variety of ''cheongju''

  • Choujiu - A milky Glutinous Rice wine popular in Xi'an , China

  • Gamju - A milky, sweet rice wine from Korea

  • Lihing - Kadazan rice wine (Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)

  • Makkoli - a milky traditional rice wine indigenous to Korea

  • Mijiu - a clear, sweetish Chinese rice wine/liqueur, usually being served as a dessert in southern China

  • Raksi - Tibetan and Nepali rice wine

  • Rượu đế - Vietnamese rice wine

  • Rượu Nếp - Sweet, milky Vietnamese rice wine made from sticky rice

  • Sake - Japanese rice wine

  • Sato - A rice wine originating in the Isan region of Thailand

  • Sonti - Indian rice wine, also known as handia in the state of jharkhand (india)

  • Tuak - Iban rice wine (Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo)


Other types include:
  • Cơm Rượu - A Vietnamese dessert consisting of rice balls in mildly alcoholic, thick, milky rice wine

  • Mirin - Sweetened Japanese rice wine used for cooking

  • Soju - Korean alcoholic beverage, often mistaken as rice wine, but actually almost always in combination with other ingredients such as wheat, barley, or sweet potatoes

  • Shōchū - a Japanese alcoholic beverage that can be made from rice, although it is more commonly made from barley, sweet potato, or sugar cane

  • Snake Wine



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