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  • Dassai “45” Junmai Daiginjo with a large glass Dassai “45”

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    Dassai - 45
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    • Melon
    • Apple

    $35.00

  • Dassai “39” Junmai Daiginjo with a wine glass, served with cheese and fruits Dassai “39”

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    Dassai - 39
    • Flower
    • Melon

    $49.00

  • Born “Gold” Junmai Daiginjo with a wine glass, served with fruits Born “Gold”

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    Born - Gold
    • Apple
    • Peach

    $43.00

  • Homare “Strawberry” Nigori flavored nigori with a champagne flute Homare “Strawberry” Nigori

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    Flavored

    $19.00

  • Dassai “23” Junmai Daiginjo with a wine glass, served withcreamy shrimp pasta Dassai “23”

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    Fruity & Elegant

    Dassai - 23
    • Flower
    • Melon
    • Honey

    $98.00

  • Dassai Blue “50” with a soap Dassai Blue “50”

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    Fruity & Elegant

    Dassai Blue - 50
    • Melon
    • Pineapple
    • Citrus

    $32.00

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Meet the breweries

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  • Rokka Brewing Company

    Tracing its roots to 1719 in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Rokka Brewing Company expresses the Tsugaru region’s “joppari” spirit. Its modern Torai brand pairs local rice, Mount Iwaki spring water and Shirakami lactic acid bacteria for a true Aomori terroir.

    • Location Aomori prefecture
    • Founded 1719
    • Known for Creating Aomori’s true terroir
    • Popular choice Torai - Monkey
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    Tomonobu Oose, sales manager

    Aomori prefecture

  • DASSAI Inc.

    Formerly known as Asahi Shuzo Co., DASSAI Inc. is a Yamaguchi-based brewery that crafts only junmai daiginjo. Reborn from near-bankruptcy, it pairs hand-washed rice with data-driven precision, expanding from rural Japan to New York and even space.

    • Location Yamaguchi prefecture
    • Founded 1770
    • Known for World-renowned junmai daiginjo pioneer
    • Popular choice Dassai - 45
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    Kazuhiro Sakurai, president

    Yamaguchi prefecture

  • Tatenokawa Brewing Com​​pany

    Founded in 1832, this Yamagata prefecture brewery devoted itself entirely to junmai daiginjo in 2010. Tatenokawa Brewing Company famously polished rice to a world-first 1% for its Komyo bottling and partners with farmers reviving heirloom Shonai grains.

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    Jumpei Sato, sixth president

    Yamagata prefecture

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