toso

thumb|O-toso and three sakazuki lacquered Vermilion|vermillion cups , or o-toso, is spiced medicinal sake traditionally drunk during Japanese New Year celebrations. Toso is also known historically in China.

== Culture == thumb|left|O-toso, also known as spiced sake Toso is drunk to flush away the previous year's maladies and to aspire to lead a long life. For generations it has been said that "if one person drinks this his family will not fall ill; if the whole family does, no one in the village will fall ill" and has been a staple part of New Year's osechi cuisine in Japan. thumb|A toso set in a museum, 2021