[Bundle] Born Gold JDG 1800ml and Dassai JDG 23 1800ml

🏆 Award-Winning Junmai Daiginjo Bundle

Born Gold Junmai Daiginjo – Awards & Recognition (2013–2026)

An award-winning Junmai Daiginjo crafted by Katoukichibee Shouten in Fukui Prefecture. Aged at low temperatures to develop exceptional smoothness, it offers elegant aromas of ripe fruit, a silky texture, and a refined, well-balanced finish. Recognized with numerous international awards, Born Gold is a benchmark of premium Japanese sake craftsmanship.

Origin: Fukui | Alc: 15% | Polishing: 50% | SMV: +1

2026

• Gold Medal – Los Angeles International Wine Competition
• Gold Medal – Wine Glass Delicious Sake Awards

2025

• Certified Sake – Eating JAPAN Delicious Awards (Chef’s Choice Fine Wine Category)
• Gold Medal – Milan Liquor Challenge
• Grand Gold Medal (Highest Award) – CINVE Spanish Alcoholic Beverage Competition
• Gold Medal – Tokyo Sake Challenge

2024

• BEST SAKE – Singapore Alcohol Challenge
• Gold Award – Monaco Sake Awards
• Gold Medal – Las Vegas Global Wine Awards
• Sessionable Award – Australian Sake Awards
• Best Food Pairing Award (Pizza Margherita Category) – Australian Sake Awards
• Gold Medal – Kura Master
• Coup de Coeur Special Jury Prize – Feminalise World Wine Competition
• Gold Medal – Los Angeles International Wine Competition
• Gold Medal – TEXSOM Awards

2023

• Gold Medal – San Francisco International Wine Competition (SFIWC)
• Gold Medal – Las Vegas Global Wine Awards
• Gold Medal – CINVE Spanish Alcoholic Beverage Competition
• Gold Medal – TEXSOM Awards
• Gold Medal – Feminalise World Wine Competition
• Best of Class (Highest Award) – Los Angeles International Wine Competition

2022

• Platinum Award – Las Vegas Global Wine Awards
• Gold Medal – CINVE Spanish Alcoholic Beverage Competition
• Gold Medal – TEXSOM Awards
• Gold Medal – Feminalise World Wine Competition

2021

• Best Sake (Highest Award, Japanese Sake Category) – Las Vegas Global Wine Awards
• Platinum Award – Las Vegas Global Wine Awards
• Grand Gold Medal (Highest Award) – CINVE Spanish Alcoholic Beverage Competition
• Gold Medal – Feminalise World Wine Competition
• Judges’ Selection Prize (Highest Award, Sake Category) – TESCOM International Wine Awards

2020

• Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge (IWC)
• Gold Medal – London Alcohol Challenge
• Platinum Award – Kura Master

2019

• Gold Medal – International Sake Challenge (ISC)
• Golden Dragon Award (World No.1) – SAKE China Japan Sake Tasting Competition
• Platinum Award – SAKE China Japan Sake Tasting Competition
• ANA Award (Women’s Category)
• Gold Medal – London Alcohol Challenge
• Gold Medal – Kura Master
• Gold Medal – TESCOM International Wine Awards
• Gold Medal – Wine Glass Delicious Sake Awards

2018

• Gold Medal – Kura Master
• Gold Medal – TESCOM International Wine Awards

2017

• Gold Medal – Kura Master
• Gold Medal – TESCOM International Wine Awards
• Grand Prize – Wine Glass Delicious Sake Awards

2016

• Gold Medal – All-American Sake Appraisal
• Gold Medal – Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
• Gold Medal – TESCOM International Wine Awards

2015

• Gold Medal – All-American Sake Appraisal

2014

• Gold Medal – All-American Sake Appraisal
• Best of Class (Highest Award) – Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition

2013

• Gold Medal – Junmai Sake Grand Prize
• Gold Medal – All-American Sake Appraisal
• Gold Medal – Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition

Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo 1800ml

The fruity bouquet offers apple, peach and nashi pear. It’s both vivid and sensuous. The initial impression is that of the clean flavour with an aftertaste that combines the sweetness of fruit with soft mellowness.

Origin: Yamaguchi | Alc: 16% | Polishing: +4 | SMV: +4

• International Wine Challenge (IWC): Won consecutive Gold Medals from 2019 to 2021, as well as a Silver Medal in 2021.
• Kura Master (French Sake Contest): Awarded the Gold Medal in 2018, 2019, and 2024 in the Pure Rice Department.
• U.S. National Sake Appraisal: Took home the Gold Award in 2019 and 2020 within the Junmai Division.
• Los Angeles International Wine Competition: Won the Gold Medal in 2014 and 2015, frequently earning “Best of Class” distinctions.
• TEXSOM International Wine Awards: Secured a Silver Medal in 2015.
• Australian Sake Awards: Voted the “People’s Choice” award winner in 2022.
• Sake Competition (Japan): Placed in the top tier within the 2015 and 2017 iterations of the domestic competition.
• Crafted from Yamadanishiki rice polished to 23%
• Produced by the internationally acclaimed brewery Asahi Shuzo
• Widely recognized as one of Japan’s most prestigious ultra-premium sakes
• Served in Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury hospitality venues worldwide