Prefecture: Yamaguchi
Rice & polishing: Yamada Nishiki, polished to 39%
Style: Junmai Daiginjo (720ml and 1.8L)
Food pairings: Sashimi, sushi, steamed white fish, fresh fruit
Taste: Sweet, fruity, crisp, refined
Alc.: 16%
Dassai 39 is made from Yamada Nishiki polished to 39%. Its top notes resemble those of Dassai 45, but as it reaches the tongue, layers of fragrance unfold: soft, sweet cotton candy, with hints of banana and Japanese pear. The mid-palate is crisp, clean and dry, and the sake is smooth, clear and refined throughout, with an excellent harmony of flavour and scent. A short, clean finish rounds off a beautifully balanced bottle.
SMV: +6
Orihara Shoten is the official distributor of DASSAI in Singapore.
About the brewery
DASSAI brews at Osogoe in Shuto, Iwakuni, deep in the hills of eastern Yamaguchi, and dates its corporate founding to 1948. It concentrates entirely on Junmai Daiginjo, and says it does not make sake to get people drunk or simply to sell volume, but sake to be savoured. Formerly Asahi Shuzo, the company renamed itself after its flagship brand in June 2025.
