Nigori

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Nigori, Doburoku

Nigori sake
Type	Sake
Country of origin	Japan
Region of origin	East Asia
Introduced	Pre-1800s, reintroduced 1966
Alcohol by volume	10.0% - 20.0%
Colour	Cloudy white
Related products	Sake, Makgeolli, Amazake, Choujiu

Nigori or nigorizake (濁り酒; にごり酒) is a variety of sake, an alcoholic beverage produced from rice. Its name translates roughly to "cloudy" because of its appearance. It is about 12–17% alcohol by volume, averaging 15% with some as high as 20%.^[1]