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Clear water rushing through fresh green forest at the Oirase Stream

INGREDIENT — 水

The first ingredient of every drink.

Photo: Daderot / Public domain

OVERVIEW

Water is used for mashing, washing rice and adjusting strength. Its character influences the result, but never apart from the maker's decisions and craft — it cannot be reduced to "this water always makes that taste".

  1. 1Mountain stream — Daderot · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons