An exceptionally rare treat from the world’s greatest sake producer. Only 24 bottles of the limited-edition Dassai 23 Umeshu Plum Liqueur were exported to the UK this year. We’ve managed to secure just six. So we’ll be limiting them to one bottle per customer while stocks last.
Dassai 23 Umeshu Plum Liqueur is the most exclusive expression of Japan’s much-loved plum drink. To create it Dassai collaborated with the Umeshu Research Group a passionate team that promotes the ancient Japanese plum culture around the world. It contains just three ingredients…
The first is the highest quality plums grown in Nanko Wakayama Prefecture. Wakayama is known as “The Fruit Kingdom” because it produces the finest fruit in all of Japan. People come from all over the country to see the arrival of the blossoms in spring. Most producers use green Nanko Ume (Japanese plums) for making umeshu but Dassai selected ripe plums giving their version a gorgeous pinkish hue.
Those plums are steeped in the second ingredient – the world-famous Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo Sake. This exquisite sake is exceedingly rare because 77% of each rice grain used to make it is gently milled away. This rigorous and skilled polishing unlocks all the sweet fruity nuances that can often be overwhelmed by some of the more umami and funky notes of less refined rice. The result is a velvet-textured and ethereal sake that’s delicately floral with notes reminiscent of honey melon peach pear sorbet dried pineapple and candied chestnut. So imagine the complexity when ripe Japanese plums are layered over the top.
The final ingredient is sugar for balancing sweetness. There’s no flavouring colouring or any other addition. Sometimes we’d recommend mixing umeshu with sparkling wine soda or tonic water to create a refreshing summery drink. However this is too special to dilute. Sip it neat and chilled maybe over a little ice and just revel in the mastery of Dassai.
Dassai is made at Asahi Shuzo located in Yamaguchi prefecture in the southwest of Japan. The name means ‘otter festival’ as apparently the otters in the local river appeared to lay out the fish they had caught as if they were having a party. The brewery’s motto is every bit as endearing as their name: “there is no reason for us to craft sake unless it’s super delicious.” As a result they produce only super premium sake of Junmai Daiginjo level the most refined sake grade there is. Using only the best Yamada Nishiki (considered the king of sake rice) polished up to incredible levels Dassai’s beautifully crafted sakes regularly win prizes at international competitions. They are to sake what the First Growths are to the fine wine world.
SKU No.: 3927433
Style No.: 918373
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8%
Volume: 720ml
An exceptionally rare treat from the world’s greatest sake producer. Only 24 bottles of the limited-edition Dassai 23 Umeshu Plum Liqueur were exported to the UK this year. We’ve managed to secure just six. So we’ll be limiting them to one bottle per customer while stocks last.
Dassai 23 Umeshu Plum Liqueur is the most exclusive expression of Japan’s much-loved plum drink. To create it Dassai collaborated with the Umeshu Research Group a passionate team that promotes the ancient Japanese plum culture around the world. It contains just three ingredients…
The first is the highest quality plums grown in Nanko Wakayama Prefecture. Wakayama is known as “The Fruit Kingdom” because it produces the finest fruit in all of Japan. People come from all over the country to see the arrival of the blossoms in spring. Most producers use green Nanko Ume (Japanese plums) for making umeshu but Dassai selected ripe plums giving their version a gorgeous pinkish hue.
Those plums are steeped in the second ingredient – the world-famous Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo Sake. This exquisite sake is exceedingly rare because 77% of each rice grain used to make it is gently milled away. This rigorous and skilled polishing unlocks all the sweet fruity nuances that can often be overwhelmed by some of the more umami and funky notes of less refined rice. The result is a velvet-textured and ethereal sake that’s delicately floral with notes reminiscent of honey melon peach pear sorbet dried pineapple and candied chestnut. So imagine the complexity when ripe Japanese plums are layered over the top.
The final ingredient is sugar for balancing sweetness. There’s no flavouring colouring or any other addition. Sometimes we’d recommend mixing umeshu with sparkling wine soda or tonic water to create a refreshing summery drink. However this is too special to dilute. Sip it neat and chilled maybe over a little ice and just revel in the mastery of Dassai.
Dassai is made at Asahi Shuzo located in Yamaguchi prefecture in the southwest of Japan. The name means ‘otter festival’ as apparently the otters in the local river appeared to lay out the fish they had caught as if they were having a party. The brewery’s motto is every bit as endearing as their name: “there is no reason for us to craft sake unless it’s super delicious.” As a result they produce only super premium sake of Junmai Daiginjo level the most refined sake grade there is. Using only the best Yamada Nishiki (considered the king of sake rice) polished up to incredible levels Dassai’s beautifully crafted sakes regularly win prizes at international competitions. They are to sake what the First Growths are to the fine wine world.
SKU No.: 3927433
Style No.: 918373