Saki is distilled from rice.
Sake or saké (/ˈsɑːkeɪ/, "sah-keh")[1][2] is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin that is made from fermented rice.
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I think you missed out in the spelling. Saki is the pen name for a writerI believe that it i Japanese Sake you refer to or nihonshu in Japanese.Sake is the English word for the spiritSake is made out of Rice, a particular rice not rice used for foodThere is no distilling , just brewing. Normally sake don't exceed 20% but is sold /served at approx 15%.So in short the cereal grain that provide the starch is rice
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By distilling a fermented mixture of water and a grain, such as barley, corn or rye.
Well, to make liquor, you take grain, usually after malting it and boil it to steep the grain. That pulls the sugars that are in the grain out. These are then fermented which is having yeast convert the sugar to alcohol.
Grain alcohol is ethanol made from fermenting grain. Depending on its intended use, it is sold diluted with a specific amount of water. If it is not intended for human consumption (drinking) but is intended as a solvent, fuel or some industrial use, something is added to it to make it poisonous and it is called denatured alcohol. Once denatured, it can no longer be made safe to drink by normal means.
Potatoes can be processed for their starch, to make materials such as plastics and paper-like substances, they can be fermented to make alcohol for fuel, or for drink.
Cider is made from apples. In the UK the pressed juice is fermented to make an alcoholic drink. In the USA the juice itself is sometimes called cider.
The mash in beer is the mix of water and grains to make wort or un-fermented beer. The starches in the grain are converted to sugars by using water at a certain temp and the resulting sweet liquid is drained out.