Evaluation of sake taste is basically made on five flavors; san (sour), ku (bitter), kan (sweet), shin (hot or dry), and kan (salty), concept is quite different from those for cooking even if the same words are used.
日本酒の味覚評価も、基本的に五味（酸苦甘辛鹹）であるが、料理のそれと同じ言葉を使っていても概念は大きく異なる。