Dassai 23 (Junmai Daiginjo) — Asahi Shuzo, Yamaguchi

What Micki reaches for when the bottle matters. Dassai 23 is the premium junmai daiginjo from Asahi Shuzo in Yamaguchi — the rice polished down to 23% of its original size, which is what produces the orchid-clean, almost weightless finish. She doesn’t skimp on the price of a cold sake. The kind of bottle that elevates a Tuesday night and disappears too quickly on a Friday. — Eris