Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo 1.8L
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🍶Most sake tells you what rice it used.
Dassai 23 tells you how much of it was thrown away.
The number is the seimaibuai — the polishing ratio. Only 23% of each grain of Yamada Nishiki survives to be brewed; the rest is milled off. It is the most aggressive polishing done at scale anywhere in Japan, and it's the whole idea behind Asahi Shuzo in Yamaguchi, a brewery that abandoned traditional grades and now makes junmai daiginjo and nothing else.
This is the 1.8L format — the sharing bottle.
Aroma: Delicate florals with fresh, clean fruit.
Palate: Refined and pure — soft, precise, almost weightless.
Finish: Clean and quiet, no rough edges anywhere.
This is not a sake built on umami and grip.
It's for drinkers who want purity above all — where obsessive milling meets restraint.
Serve chilled in a wine glass. Delicate seafood, sashimi, or on its own.
The bottle that put modern Japanese sake on tables worldwide.
🧾 Product Details
Style: Junmai Daiginjo
Brewery: Asahi Shuzo
Origin: Yamaguchi, Japan
Volume: 1.8L
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Polishing ratio: 23%
