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This sake is a revolution in the taste, color and aroma of sake. From the moment of the first unbelievable pour, the special qualities are quite apparent - a beautiful rosé color, coming from the use of ancient black rice, glistens in your wine glass.
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This Muroka (not-charcoal-filtered) sake is aged for one year at -10 and has a pale gold color with refreshing acidity. Serve chilled in a large wine glass to accentuate its deep, refreshing flavors. It has a smooth texture that expands on the mid-palate and offers an elegant mouthfeel, finishing with a dry note.
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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. 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.
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Symbolizing our desire to create only the finest Junmai Daiginjo, the Dassai Blue Type 23 is our Flagship sake. Using the highest quality Yamada Nishiki polished to a remarkable 23%, Dassai Blue’s Type 23 emphasizes the natural qualities of water of the Hudson Valley, creating a deeply satisfying sake that’s distinctly New York.
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Using 100% Yamadanishiki grown at Ishbell Farms in Arkansas, USA, Dassai Blue 35 is milled down to 35% , qualifying it above and beyond as a Junmai Daiginjo. White peaches and ripe papayas with a soft, sweet fragrance. The taste is characterized by a subtle sweetness and refreshing acidity.
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Using “The King of Rice,” 100% Yamadanishiki shipped from Japan, Dassai Blue 50 is milled down to 50% (Funny that), qualifying it as a Junmai Daiginjo. Licorice and cantaloupe give way to pineapple candy, lemon curd and vanilla with a hint of brine on the finish.
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Named for the legendary swordsman and wood-carver, Hidari Jingoro, this honjozo is a slightly dry sake with a soft, sweet aroma derived from rice. It has a mellow taste and a strong rice flavor. It goes down smoothly and is refreshing. Afterwards, you can feel a slight aftertaste of rice.
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This beautiful Junmai Daiginjo, made with Yamada Nishiki rice, is aged for a minimum of 3 years in Hakkaisan Brewery’s snow-storage room, called the Yukimuro.
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This beautiful Junmai Daiginjo, made with Yamada Nishiki rice, is aged for a minimum of 3 years in Hakkaisan Brewery’s snow-storage room, called the Yukimuro.
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Silky smooth and smartly chic in a chic frosted glass bottle, Kinushiro is a Junmai grade Nigori sake with a clean and refreshing aftertaste and a full but elegant character. Bright tropical fruit abound on the palate, with melon as the star of the show. The rice of the nigori is faintly noticeable and adds very moderate texture in the most silky way possible.
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This unusual Taru-style Junmai has a history rich with culture. Invigorating aromas of cedar and dried banana chips. The cedar carries though light on the palate, but the banana comes through stronger with some tropical fruits as tertiary tastes.
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By borrowing the power of the same naturally-occurring lactobacilli that have been produced in the Kiku-Masamune brewery for generations, this carefully & deliberately brewed sake Kimoto Junmai is born in the heart of the Nada ward of Hyogo (a region historically famous for Sake) where the brewery has been operating since the early Edo period of Japan. The sake itself has a deep, round flavor and is excellent at any temperature with nearly any kind of food.
