Junmai Daiginjo

To improve the quality, we decided to polish 5% more. Complexity and elegance of taste are surely increased by its 5% difference. In the past, it was impossible to make this improvement when our production size had been smaller, because cost of production could not be covered. Now, we make Junmai-Daiginjo sake for 35,000 koku (=6,300kl) per year, and are able to manage the increase of polishing ratio. It will be our pleasure if you enjoy Dassai 45.

Light, balanced, clean and easy drinking, this sake is a star. It’s wonderful for beginners to get into sake and fantastic for others to simply enjoy. There are wonderful fruits on the palate without coming off too sweet. Just fantastic.

Dassai blends the best ingredients with old-fashioned experience and cutting edge technology. Polished to an unprecedented 23% polish ratio (a process that takes 4 days), Dassai Junmai Daiginjo is super-refined. The nose shows off with lots of berry fruit and candy-like yeast aromas. Hints of pear, cotton candy, violet and the undeniable taste of yamadanishiki rice linger on the palate. The finish is lush and tropical, yet dry. Silky smooth on the palate, this is very special sake to be enjoyed on a special occasion.

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A Junmai Daiginjo sake imported from Yamagata, Japan. Handcrafted in small batches at the legendary Matsuyama Brewery. Crafted from Yamada Nishiki rice – the best sake rice in the world – and polished so only 40% of the grain remains, leaving only the purest portion of the rice for the sake brewing process. Made from four natural ingredients: Yamada Nishiki rice, natural spring water, a blend of famed #9 yeast and Yamagata yeast strains, and koji made by hand in a traditional cedar-lined room. With only four ingredients, Sake is one of the purest alcoholic beverages on the planet. Completely gluten-free, sulfite-free, 5x less acidity than white wine, and no preservatives.

The impact on the palate is soft and rich but not cloying. A gentle sweetness envelops the tongue while the clean, high-strung acidity does the work. It has loads of body but is able to maintain tightness and structure. While spicy honeydew and dry anise dominate up front, the finish is dry with good spicy white pepper and jasmine notes.

The soft water of Fukui, combined with the robust Kokuryu brewing style, produces a sake that is well-rounded, gently aromatic and surprisingly incisive. This is a classic daiginjo sake, first introduced in 1975.

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This Gold Medal winner has a graceful nose filled with green apple, honeydew melon and unripe strawberries. What a wonderful first sip-sake. Your palette will enjoy a rush of silky flavors that roll on a viscous fluid that has fruit forward goodness and ends in a watery goodbye. Very elegant with slippery layers of depth and a gentle Daiginjo sweetness. A must for those looking for an exceptionally flavored sake made the old fashioned way that slides and shimmies.

Inspired by the ancient recipe of Hiroemon Takeda, the renowned Samurai and Japanese Sake connoisseur, Hiro is crafted by our own Toji (Master Brewer) using only specially polished rice from the Murakami plain in the Niigata Region. Hiro Gold is an ultra premium Japanese Sake that bridges the heritage of the past with the way we drink today. Hiro Gold, Junmai Daiginjo Sake, has the character and sophistication to be enjoyed chilled, over ice.

This is a terrific value Junmai Daiginjo as it gives a drinker the chance to taste a real player in the history of Japanese sake. The nose on Chobei is pure strawberry and candy goodness. This Junmai has a relaxed and smooth honeydew melon start with a thin and round finish. The middle-mouth is filled with ripe melon flavors and a sweetness that isn’t sweet. Go figure! The viscosity is thin and round and the mouth speed is velvety and quick, and the ending is a waterfall of flavor.

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A prominent fragrance, a clean and fresh taste, with flavor deep into the recesses. Truly one of the "Rolls-Royces" of saké. Each year, after the temperature drops below 14 Fahrenheit, Takasago builds an Ice Dome outside the main kura building. It is an igloo inside of which the temperature stays about 28 F, with 90% humidity and no wind The low temperature means "nasty bacteria" cannot survive, allowing them to make clean, pure, ultra-premium saké. Additionally, they separate the clear saké from the fermenting rice lees not by pressing, but rather by putting it into canvas bags and allowing the saké to drip out slowly overnight.

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HEAVENSAKE is an award-winning Franco Japanese composition by acclaimed French cellar master, Régis Camus, in collaboration with Japan’s most respected sake breweries. The HEAVENSAKE Junmai Daiginjo gives delicately floral aromas, with hints of pears, grapes and lush tropical fruit. The flavor profile is rich and velvety and mixes early summer pears and wild red berries, married with muscat grapes. It was recently awarded "Best Sake 2019, Double Gold, 96 Points" at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. Pairing Recommendations: Kobe Beef, Toro, Lobster, Uni, Duck, Pata Negra Ham, Parmigiano Reggiano, Caviar Awards: - San Francisco International Wine Competition- Best Sake 2019, Double Gold, 96 Points - Pro%f Awards - Best Sake 2019, Double Gold, 98 Points Kanji: 天国の酒 SMV: +3 Sando Ratio (Acidity): 1.4 ABV: 16% Rice: Yamada Nishiki Prefecture: Yamaguchi Brewery: Dassai

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Occasionally a brewer approaches us with a brew that resets our grading scale--this is one of them. If you are looking for a premium sake to impress, your list should start with this godly brew. Let's start with the fragrance--think melon and pear with an undertone of bamboo and a dash of white pepper. Now the taste - those fragrants mixed with marshmallows. Can you picture it? Mmmmmm...cloudy marshmallows and pears. Adjectives include: rich, elegant, layered (deep and complex), sweet, a bit dry--all ending with a quick finish. And, did you see the bottle? So cool...the presentation blows away any bottle of wine

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This wine is from Japan, Akita region. Highly milled and exceptionally elegant, this Junmai Daiginjo is the quintessential super-premium sake. A perfumed nose of flowers, melon and cherry gives way to a gentle sweetness and full body on the palate. Its smoothness makes this sake ideal for refined cuisine, from sashimi to steak tartar.. Pairs well with lobster, rich foods, mild spices, coconut and herbs.

Aromas of clean honeydew rind and grainy rice with a touch of earth. Soft and rich but maintains tightness and structure. While zesty cantaloupe and dry anise dominate up front, the finish is dry with white pepper and jasmine notes.