Dassai
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Dassai is a junmai daiginjo sake brewery operated by Asahi Shuzo in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, producing exclusively junmai daiginjo sake from Yamada Nishiki rice. The numbers in each expression indicate the rice polishing ratio - Dassai 45 retains 45% of the rice grain, Dassai 39 polishes to 39%, and Dassai 23 removes all but 23% of the original grain, producing increasingly refined and aromatic sake. Dassai Blue Type 23 is brewed at a facility in Hyde Park, New York, using the same 23% polishing standard with locally sourced water. Dassai 45 represents the most accessible entry point in the range, while Dassai 23, available in 300ml, 720ml, and 1.8-liter Magnum formats, stands as the brewery's most precise and labor-intensive expression.
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Dassai is a junmai daiginjo sake brewery operated by Asahi Shuzo in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, producing exclusively junmai daiginjo sake from Yamada Nishiki rice. The numbers in each expression indicate the rice polishing ratio - Dassai 45 retains 45% of the rice grain, Dassai 39 polishes to 39%, and Dassai 23 removes all but 23% of the original grain, producing increasingly refined and aromatic sake. Dassai Blue Type 23 is brewed at a facility in Hyde Park, New York, using the same 23% polishing standard with locally sourced water. Dassai 45 represents the most accessible entry point in the range, while Dassai 23, available in 300ml, 720ml, and 1.8-liter Magnum formats, stands as the brewery's most precise and labor-intensive expression.
