Chrysanthemum wine

Japanese: 菊酒 - きくざけ

〘Noun〙① Sake that is steeped in chrysanthemum flowers before drinking. Also, sake used during the Double Ninth Festival. Chrysanthemum sake. Chrysanthemum flower sake. [Season: Autumn] *Engishiki (927), verse 13 "On a normal day, September 9th, I offer _two offerings of _{chrysanthemum sake} ." *Haiku poem, Kebukuso (1638), verse 6 "The two who drink chrysanthemum sake (kikuzake) are Fuchise (Hideshige)." ② A famous sake made in Kaga (southern Ishikawa prefecture). Kikusui. *Doshi Zokusui Sho (around 1439), verse 12 "I heard that in the spring, when Dao Un'an koji rice came out, it was called Kaga's chrysanthemum sake. It was drunk."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 菊の花を浸して飲む酒。また、重陽の節供の際に用いる酒。菊の酒。菊花の酒。《季・秋》※延喜式（927）一三「凡九月九日平旦。供_二奉菊酒_一」※俳諧・毛吹草（1638）六「菊酒(キクザケ)の下戸と上戸は淵瀬哉〈秀重〉」② 加賀（石川県南部）でつくられた名物の酒。菊水。※杜詩続翠抄（1439頃）一二「聞道雲安麹米春、加賀の菊酒と云様に。纔傾一即醺人」

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