Especially after that, there are signs of that sake had already been brought to Europe including Holland through Batavia (a part of Indonesia at present) which was the base of the Dutch East India Company and where drinking sake was established as part of its unique food culture, during the Edo period.
とくにそれ以後、日本酒の飲用がその地の独自な食文化の一部として定着をみた、オランダ東インド会社の根拠地バタヴィア（現インドネシアの一部）などを通じて、オランダ経由で日本酒がすでに江戸時代にヨーロッパにもたらされた形跡がある。