Dassai Blue Sake Brewery
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The 30-year dream of Dassai sake’s founder, Dassai Blue, is their first American brewery, now producing its first American-made sake. Dassai Blue is a premium Junmai Daiginjo sake made with Yamada Nishiki rice — the gold standard for sake — through traditional methods such as “tokomomi,” drying the rice by hand.
For now, Dassai Blue imports Japanese rice, but is cultivating Yamada Nishiki in the US to sow its own sustainable supply chain. Open to visitors for tours and tastings, Dassai Blue’s 55,000-square-foot Hudson Valley, NY brewery also works with the Culinary Institute of America for certification programs, workshops, and events. 
