Sake Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo (300ml)

Alcohol: 16%

Rice Variety: Yamada Nishiki rice

Localization: Asahi Brewing Company Dassai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Tasting Notes: Deep, luscious, and layered with concentrated, juicy honeydew and peach.

Notes: Dassai focus on high quality, supremely modern Junmai Daiginjo sake using only Yamada Nishiki rice. Dassai are also unique in the industry having adapted their methods and brewery to be able to brew year round.

Food Pairing: Serve slightly chilled with grilled scallops, sashimi, and sea urchin.

The Domain: Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd., the maker of Dassai with a 200-year history, is known for constantly reinventing themselves to adapt to modern challenges. From the turn of the century, they have committed themselves to the premium junmai daiginjo category, leading the sake industry to worldwide recognition. Using the “king of sake rice” Yamadanishiki, their sake exemplifies the modern, delicate, floral brew, to be enjoyed chilled in a wine glass. Their naming of Dassai “45,” “39” and “23” refers to the rice polishing ratio (the remaining percentage of rice after polishing), with Dassai “Beyond” being the ultimate expression of premium sake