AMAZAKE 甘酒 is a sweet, fermented rice drink.

Ama-zake: Ama 甘 means sweet. Zake 酒 means sake, but it is non-alcoholic drink.
Amazake is well-known in Japan because it is a nutritious drink. Because of that, many supermarkets prepare many different kinds of Amazake 甘酒.

There are 2 types of Amazake 甘酒:

Kome-koji Amazake 米麹甘酒: This form of Amakaze is made from Kome-koji 米麹, which is steamed rice combined with rice malt. It is non-alcoholic and naturally a slightly sweet drink.
Sake-kasu Amazake 酒粕甘酒: This form of Amakaze is made from sake lees called Sake-kasu 酒粕. Some kinds of Amazake which is available on the market, such as Sake-kasu Amazake, contain less than 1% alcohol. Some sugar is added to it because Sake-kasu is not sweet.
In Japan, drinks that have less than 1% alcohol are counted as non-alcoholic beverages.

Table of Contents

Kome-koji Amazake 米麹甘酒
Sake-kasu Amazake 酒粕甘酒
Mixed type of Amazake
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Kome-koji Amazake 米麹甘酒

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Sake-kasu Amazake 酒粕甘酒

This is Japanese sake lees called Sake-kasu 酒粕. You can buy it at supermarkets.
Sake-kasu contains fermented rice and a certain amount of alcohol that is leftover from the process of making the sake.
For this reason, Amazake made with Sake-kasu had a little bit of alcohol. If the Amazake is boiled enough, it then contains less than 1% of alcohol.

Ingredients
Water, Sake-kasu 酒粕, Sugar or Honey (If you want, you can also add grated ginger, salt, fruit juice and so on.)