In the Azuchi-Momoyama period, commercial distribution was internationalized by the trade with Spain and Portugal, and sake of southern barbarians, Awamori from Ryukyu, a rare sake and herb liquor from China and Korea, arak (anise-flavored liqueur) and wine from Arabia and the Mediterranean regions also entered Kyoto as yosozake.
安土桃山時代、南蛮貿易によって商品流通が国際化すると、他所酒のなかには南蛮酒として琉球の泡盛、中国・朝鮮の珍酒や薬草酒、アラビアや地中海方面からのアラックやワインなども入ってきた。