Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 23 Sake – 1.8L
Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 23 is the celebrated iconic flagship sake from Asahi Shuzo — produced in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, from premium Yamada Nishiki rice polished to just 23% of its original size (one of the most extreme rice polishing rates in the sake world). Dassai uses no added alcohol (junmai) and is daiginjo grade (premium). Bottle size 1.8L.
From Asahi Shuzo — celebrated as the brewery that revolutionised premium sake in the modern era.
A definitive luxury Japanese sake — perfect chilled in a wine glass to fully express its delicate aromatics.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Fruity and refined — koji rice, apple, honeydew, strawberry, gentle pear, and the distinctive 23% rice-polishing-ratio Dassai signature.
PALATE
Plush and layered — concentrated fruit basket flavours, wine-like acidity, refined pear, apple, blueberry, honeydew, chewy round mouthfeel that's bright and elegant.
FINISH
Long and refined — sustained fruit, refined acidity, gentle pear, and a polished ultra-premium daiginjo fade.
ABV: 16% ABV