Any drink that contains ethanol, a psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. Drinking too much of it can cause drunkenness. Possible health effects can include the increased risk for cancer, alcoholism, liver cirrhosis, depression, ataxia, and many more.
In Japanese, the word sake (酒) refers to any alcoholic drink. In English and on Danbooru, sake specifically refers to Japanese rice wine. Therefore, care should be taken when tagging based on translated tags or commentary.
