Niizawa Reikyo Junmai Daiginjo 2026 "Crystal 0" Pre-Order
Availability is extremely limited, deadline for pre-orders is Tuesday, July 14th. Pre-orders will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis, so no guarantee of sake being available. Confirmed preordered bottles will be shipped by air from Japan and available for shipping in early August.
***All pre-orders are final — no refunds or cancellations once placed.***
Prefecture: Miyagi • Brewery: Niizawa Jozoten • Rice: Yamada Nishiki Rice milled to 0.85% • Water: Soft spring water from Mt. Zao • Sake Meter Value: 0 • Acidity: 1.4 • ABV: 16%
- Made from top grade Yamada Nishiki rice milled to 0.85% remaining, making it the most highly polished sake in the world.
- To polish rice below 1% of original size rice takes 7 months of continuous milling.
- Using the very center of the grain makes sake with a vibrant texture, depth, clarity, and evolving flavors.
- Luscious and enveloping flavor, the full expressive qualities of Yamada Nishiki rice bring out notes of tropical fruit, but with a hauntingly elusive finish.
- Much more expressive and bold than the gentle textures of Absolute 0.
- Packaged in a handmade wooden box made with traditional Japanese wood joinery techniques.
The first ever release of Reikyo "Crystal 0!" In 2023, Niizawa Brewery has outdone their masterpiece Absolute 0, the first sake made from rice polished under 1%. Following the same specifications of careful milling, they were able to polish the delicate “King of Sake Rice” Yamada Nishiki to 0.85%, taking fully seven months of continuous milling to access the core.
Using the very center of the grain makes sake with a vibrant texture, depth, clarity, and evolving flavors. Luscious and enveloping flavor, the full expressive qualities of Yamada Nishiki rice bring out notes of tropical fruit, but with a hauntingly elusive finish. Much more expressive and bold than the gentle textures of the original Absolute 0.
***All pre-orders are final — no refunds or cancellations once placed.***