About This Product :
The Rice:
Using “The King of Rice,” 100% Yamadanishiki, Dassai 45 is milled down to 45%, and only contains water, rice, yeast, and koji, qualifying it as a Junmai Daiginjo grade.
Translation of the name:
獺祭 Dassai = Otter FestivaL
There are several stories surrounding the lore of this name, but our favorite is related to the way that otters hunt for their food. They don’t catch a fish and eat it right away. An otter will catch many fish and lay them out on the riverbank in a fan to examine them altogether, and then eat the best one first. Laying the fish out makes the otter look like he’s selling something- so they call this an otter festival. Asahi Shuzo chose the name Dassai because this is how they make sake. They lay out all the options, and they choose the best one every time.
Prefecture : Yamaguchi, Japan
Rice: 100% Yamadanishiki
Nihonshu-Do (SMV) : undisclosed
Seimaibuai : 45%
Acidity: undisclosed
Amino Acids: undisclosed
ABV: 16%
The Sake:
A veritable fruit salad on the nose with notes of melon, mango, banana, lychee, and apple, this sake has a clean and elegant sweetness to it which makes it an ideal sake for more savory dishes.
The Brewery:
Made in Yamanashi, Japan at the Asahi Shuzo Brewery, establish in 1948. Dassai translates to “Otter Festival.” This image evokes happiness and celebration, two things that Dassai is all about.
