A bottle of limited-edition sake from the renowned Dassai brand fetched the equivalent of 843,750 yen ($8,026) at auction in Hong Kong on Nov. 10. The winning bid was 62,500 Hong Kong dollars.

Now, Asahi Shuzo, the makers of the popular Dassai brand of sake, are going to push these environmental factors to the absolute limit and brew a batch of sake in space. There have been cases of ...

The idea is to create sake on the premise that there will be demand for alcohol if humans begin living on the Moon in the 2040s, according to Asahi Shuzo. The brewery, known for its “Dassai ...

FUKUOKA -- Sake brewer Asahi Shuzo Co., known for its Dassai brand, announced on Dec. 11 that it will attempt to create sake in space for the first time in history, producing a single bottle that ...

Japanese sake maker Dassai is taking an unprecedented step into space exploration. The company plans to send its core sake ingredients, Yamada Nishiki rice, koji mold, yeast, and water ...

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The brewer of the renowned sake brand Dassai is swinging for the fences as part of its efforts to promote the brand across the globe. Asahi Shuzo Co. announced on ...

Bottles of Dassai 23 sake are seen at Asahi Shuzo Co's facility in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, on July 7, 2022. A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space.