Sake of which raw material and/or manufacturing method meets specified standards is classified into specific class name of sake, such as ginjoshu, junmai ginjoshu (ginjo sake with no added alcohol), and honjozoshu (a sake brewed with rice of polishing ratio not exceeding 70 % as main material and distilled alcohol of as auxiliary material not exceeding 10 % of rice by weight
原料や製法が一定の基準を満たす清酒は、純米酒（じゅんまいしゅ）、吟醸酒・純米吟醸酒（ぎんじょうしゅ）、本醸造酒（ほんじょうぞうしゅ）といった特定名称酒（とくていめいしょうしゅ）に分類される。