While this sakatsukasa is often confused by the public with the sake-no-tsukasa (also called "miki-no-tsukasa"), or historical sake brewing by the Imperial Court during the Asuka and Nara periods, they are actually completely different concepts.
この酒司は、一般によく飛鳥時代や奈良時代の日本酒の歴史朝廷による酒造り（さけのつかさ/みきのつかさ）と混同されることが多いが、まったく別の概念である。