May 2026

Welcome to the 261st issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this late spring issue, read all about the most popular female Toji in Japan known for making perfect honjozo sake and sake milled to less than 0%, take note that...

  Dassai Ambition is an ultra-premium, limited-edition Junmai Daiginjo sake from Dassai Inc., representing a creative challenge by a small team of elite brewers rather than mass production. It uses top-tier Yamada Nishiki rice, features a 12% polishing rate, and is packaged...