銘酒

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 銘酒 is read as めいしゅ and means renowned or fine liquor.
• Basic usage: It can identify a local drink offered in samples or a prized bottle saved for a celebration.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sampling a renowned local drink
  • 地元の銘酒 is the well-known local liquor that the innkeeper offers a little at a time. Example: 旅館の主人が地元の銘酒を少しずつ勧めてくれました。
• Saving a bottle for a celebration
  • 銘酒の瓶を取っておく means leaving the bottle unopened until the celebratory day. Example: 父は祝いの日まで銘酒の瓶を開けずに取っておきました。