Sake, being a fermented rice beverage with an alcohol content typically below 80% by volume and not distilled, is classified under heading 2206 rather than under the spirits heading. It is treated as a fermented beverage for both tariff and TTB regulatory purposes.

A mixture of fermented cider with a non-alcoholic beverage such as fruit juice is explicitly covered by heading 2206, which includes mixtures of fermented beverages with non-alcoholic beverages. The key is that the fermented component drives classification here, provided the product is not more specifically described elsewhere.