Dassai 39, Junmai-Daiginjou-Shu (Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd.)

2022-02-09

The right bottle is Dassai 39.

Tasting Comment

You feel the mild flavor of honey and citrus. When you drop in your mouth, the sweetness of honey and the clear acidity spread. And a little bid of bitterness remains in your mouth. The harmonized flavor lasts long. The sharp acidity is a backbone of this Japanese Sake. It harmonizes all tastes. It is usual that you are sated with Japanese Sake when you drink sweet one. However, you won’t be sated with this. The sharpness and the sweetness are balanced very well. You can find the finesse in this Japanese Sake.

Taste Chart

Sweet-Dry: 3/5 (1 is sweet, 5 is Dry)

Fruity-Acid: 4/5 (1 is Fruity, 5 is Acid)

Light-Bold: 3/5 (1 is Light, 5 is Bold)

5℃~40℃

This Japanese Sake will part with most of Japanese dish.

You can enjoy with beef and pork dish. I tried it with Salami and it was a good combination.

The tips of this Ippon

Dassai is the lineup name of this brewery. 39 stands for how rice is polished. In Japan, polishing ratio is the one of important factors that classifies the level of Japanese Sake. Dai-Ginjo-Shu/Junmai-Daiginjou-Shu, Tokubetsu-Honjozo-Shu/Tokubetu-Junmai-Shu, Gijo-Shu/Junmai-Ginjou-Shu, Honjozo-Shu/Junmai-Shu. Each of polishing ratio is 50%, 60%, 60%, 70%. Dassai 39 is beyond this ratio. The rice polished to 39% is used to brew this Japanese Sake. What is astonishing is that the price is not so expensive. If you would like to enjoy this class Japanese Sake, it should be more expensive. The brewery has been making effort to provide tasty Japanese Sake as possible. This is the one that you must buy.