junmai daiginjo & daiginjo

Junmai Daiginjo and Daiginjo (hereafter JDG/DG) is the cream of the crop in terms of ingredient cost, precision handcrafting, and technical difficulty, widely considered to be the highest expression of a toji's skill. As a result, top JDG/DG... Read more →

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21 bottles

Yucho Shuzo

Kaze no Mori Tsuyuhakaze "Pink Label 507" Junmai Daiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu

Damn! So good. If you're not afraid of a touch of sweetness, you'll be duly rewarded by this...

720ml

$42

Kobayashi Shuzo

Houou Biden Asahimai Junmai Daiginjo

As with many of the cult status heirloom varieties, Okayama native Asahimai is a notoriously difficult rice to...

$42

Dassai Inc.

Dassai Blue Junmai Daiginjo "50"

You know what? Dassai Blue 50 is a damn good deal. it's a great junmai daiginjo, made primarily...

from $15

Ishimoto Shuzo

Koshi No Kanbai Junmai Daiginjo "Muku"

Impeccably delicate, smooth, pure sweet steamed rice and chestnut notes with a light asian pear & white blossom...

$60

Miyoshino Jozo

Hanatomoe Junmai Daiginjo Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu "Jun Dai Dai"

Tart and lightly bitter, like some wild, irreverent crossbreed of Aperol and sake. Beautifully complex, sweet-sour, with notes...

$51

Nishide Shuzo

Nishide Shuzo Junmai Daiginjo "100 Year Sake"

Gorgeous, memorable, elegant...this kutani-ware ceramic bottle in a Paulownia box is almost enough to justify the price on...

$157

okan lover

Daishichi Shuzo

Daishichi Minowamon Junmai Daiginjo

The very first premium sake to be produced with henpei, or flat polished, rice. Flat polishing hugs the...

$108

Kokonoe Saika Jozo

Kokonoe Saika Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki

The platonic ideal of Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo, brewed by a vinegar maker who always has food pairing on...

$56

Banjo Jozo

Kuheiji Junmai Daiginjo Omachi "Kyou Den" 2022

So pretty, so filigreed. I've been privileged enough to enjoy $800 omachi junmai daiginjo in the past, but...

$71

Nova Brewing

Nova "Eclipse" Muroka Junmai Ginjo

$29

Banjo Jozo

Kuheiji Junmai Daiginjo "Betsu Atsurae" 2023

Classic Kuheiji. Elegant, even understated on the nose, but overdelivering on the palate, much like a great chablis...

$75

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Hakkaisan Brewery

Hakkaisan "Yukimuro" 3 Year Aged Junmai Daiginjo

Playful, delicate aromatics on the nose: dried flowers, jujube, quince, poached pear, balanced by a creamy tropical lift:...