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Asahi Shuzo – Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo Sake

 

So I’ve been doing a bit of Japanese cooking lately, and instead of buying cheap cooking sake, I figured I’d get a bottle of some decent drinking sake to enjoy by itself and in meals. I am completely new to sake, so this review should be interesting.

Smells of green apple, pear, and lychee. The taste is lightly sweet and fruity with flavors following the nose of green apple, pear, and lychee on a slick body with no burn. The finish is long and lightly bitter featuring notes of lavender, jasmine rice, and subtle alcohol. Overall, this is surprisingly tasty and complex! I would never have thought you could get all these flavors from rice, would definitely recommend if you want a sake in the $30-40 range.

“DOB 2025.04”

ABV:15%
IBU:
Malts:"Yamada-Nishiki rice, polished down to 45% of the original grain size."
Other:Junmai (no added alcohol), Daiginjo (rice polished to less than 50% of original grain size and slowly fermented at low temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees Celsius
Yeast:Kōji (aspergillus), Kyokai-kōbo (saccharomyces)

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