Just thinking about it was unbearable!
But what if it was made by a beauty like a fairy?
Then it would be completely different!
It was like a scene from some TV drama: when Chang'e Fairy had been demoted to a mortal, the pancakes made with her bathwater were fought over by men, with demand far exceeding supply.
So this was a world that judged by appearances.
Japan's kuchikamizake had first originated in the early Yayoi period. When early rice was introduced from Shenzhou to Japan, this brewing method had come along with it, resulting in "kuchikamizake," made from rice. It was also the most primitive form of Japanese sake.
Sake held an indispensable position in ancient Japanese Shintoism. Besides being a "special wine" used for offerings, people had believed that drinking sake could purify the body. Thus, sake was sacred and pure, and its "makers" were required to be women serving in religious roles. Young virgin Miko therefore became highly sought after, and the sake they brewed was also known as "beauty sake."
As for why Kikyo knew how to make this kind of kuchikamizake, it was because three years ago... Sirin, who had still been the Witch of the Fallen at the time, had told Kikyo how to make it.
Back then, Sirin had been the Witch of the Fallen, while Kikyo and Kaede had also been Miko, so they had unconsciously thought of Miyamizu Mitsuha, the heroine of Your Name...
Kuchikamizake was the offering wine used by Miyamizu Shrine to worship the gods.
After the anime film Your Name had been released, Japan's "kuchikamizake" had quickly become the world's latest internet-famous liquor.
Not only in Japan, kuchikamizake had also been extremely popular in Shenzhou at the time. It had been very expensive, but sales had not