DASSAI Blue, the U.S. extension of Japanese sake model DASSAI, publicizes the discharge of the model’s latest sake: DASSAI Blue Kind 35. This Junmai Daiginjo sake is the most recent to be produced at their newly opened, 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art DASSAI Blue Sake Brewery in Hyde Park, NY. Not like earlier releases, which used Yamada Nishiki rice sourced from Japan, Kind 35 shall be made with Yamada Nishiki rice cultivated within the U.S., in a first-ever collaboration with Isbell Farms, a sustainable, family-owned rice farm situated in Central Arkansas.
Yamada Nishiki has lengthy stalks which might be liable to falling over, making it a tough selection to domesticate and requiring the expertise and experience of farmers. The group at DASSAI Blue has exported seeds from Japan and spent 4 years cultivating this rice with Isbell Farms. Yamada Nishiki is taken into account the gold normal of sake rice and is the one selection utilized in DASSAI and DASSAI Blue’s sake making course of. Kind 35 reinforces the model’s dedication and dedication to craft U.S.-made sake with Hudson Valley water and now Arkansas rice.
DASSAI Blue’s Chief Expertise Officer, Naoya Matsufuji, says they’ve efficiently created a sake that stands shoulder to shoulder with the sake constituted of Japanese rice however famous there’s a distinction within the rice. The Arkansas Yamada Nishiki is more durable and takes longer to interrupt down whereas fermenting, so the DASSAI Blue group has needed to alter every step little by little to make sure the excessive degree of excellence required by DASSAI Blue. For the Arkansas rice, they’ve had to make use of a stronger koji and improve how lengthy they steam the rice. It’s this reliance on shut evaluation that permits DASSAI Blue to embrace new issues whereas sustaining its excessive degree of high quality.
The DASSAI Blue Sake Brewery is situated at 5 St Andrew Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538. The tasting room is open for excursions and tastings by reservation solely via Tock, in addition to walk-ins for by-the-glass purchases. Please try www.DASSAI.com for the hours of operation. DASSAI Blue Kind 35 shall be bought on the brewery, Union Sq. Wine & Spirits, Ambassador Wine & Spirits, Rolling Barrel Wine & Liquor, and different retailers and eating places all through New York for an SRP of $51.
GSN’s Remarks: One other winner from DASSAI. Mellow, extremely easy and flavorful, this can be a prime quality sake with a joyful spirit. Semi creamy, flippantly chalky and full of sunshine fruitiness, the rice kind and milling shines. What’s exceptional is that this can be a first for US primarily based sakes through the use of proprietary Arkansas grown rice. The sheer dedication that DASSAI makes use of for his or her merchandise places them excessive above different American Kuras. We actually loved this sake with a meal of chilly rice noodles, seaweed salad and sashimi. Make your subsequent meal particular with a calming bottle of DASSAI Blue Kind 35. GSN Score: A+
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