Shikoku Sake Awards 2021
Outline
The Shikoku Sake Awards (Shikoku Seishu Kanpyokai) are held annually in autumn by the Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau.
The purpose of this competition is, through evaluating the quality of sake, to raise the technical level of sake manufacturers in the Shikoku region (i.e., Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures), to improve the quality of sake brewed in the Shikoku region, and to contribute to the sound development of the sake industry.
Entry Status
| Tokushima | Kagawa | Ehime | Kochi | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breweries | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| Items (Ginjo-shu) |
4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| Items (Kan-shu) |
4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| Total of items | 8 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 66 |
＊ One entry for Ginjo-shu and one for Kan-shu allowed per licensed sake brewery.
Schedule of Quality Evaluation
(1) Ginjo-shu
-Preliminary evaluation: October 6, 2021
-Final evaluation: October 8, 2021
(2) Kan-shu
October 8, 2021
Photos of Quality Evaluation
- Ginjo-shu
- Kan-shu
When Kan-shu entrants were evaluated, the entrants were served warm.
Quality of Entrants
As for ginjo-shu, there have been many products with lightness and harmonized flavor, having a rich and glamorous aroma reminiscent of fruits like apple or banana, as well as delicate sweetness and umami of rice.
As for kan-shu, there have been many good-quality products to be served warm, having a smooth taste with harmonized sweetness and acidity.
Regarding the brewing conditions, there has been considerable variation in the hardness of the rice produced in different places, hit by severe cold waves during the brewing season despite a record-setting warm winter, and unusually large temperature variance in the period from this summer to autumn, causing difficulty in all stages from brewing to storage management. However, all manufacturing sites have fully exerted their superb manufacturing techniques which they have been cultivating over a long period of time, resulting in wonderful sake products for this year as well.
List of Prize Winners
12 breweries won prizes in the Ginjo-shu category, and 14 breweries won prizes in the Kan-shu category.
| Prefecture | Tax Office | Brewery (Corporate Number) |
Brand | Brewmaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAGAWA | SAKAIDE | AYAKIKU SHUZO CO., LTD. (4470001006887) |
AYAKIKU | MIYAKE HIDEKAZU |
| KAN-ONJI | KAWATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (2470001009834) |
KAWATSURU | HAZU KAORU | |
| EHIME | MATSUYAMA | MINAKUCHI SHUZO CORPORATION (2500001004030) |
NIKITATSU | KIKUCHI KENYA |
| IMABARI | YAGI SHUZOBU CO., LTD. (4500001012452) |
YAMATAN MASAMUNE | MURAKAMI HIROYUKI | |
| IYOSAIJO | ISHIZUCHI SHUZO CORPORATION (2500001008873) |
ISHIZUCHI | OCHI MINORU | |
| OZU | SAKAROKU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (1500001017751) |
KYOHINA | TAKECHI NAOYUKI | |
| IYOMISHIMA | UMENISHIKI YAMAKAWA CO., LTD. (7500001014561) |
UMENISHIKI | AIHARA KOUICHIROU | |
| KOCHI | AKI | SENTO SAKE BREWERY CO., LTD. (5490002012857) |
TOSA SHIRAGIKU | SENTO RYOTA |
| TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (8490001006733) |
TOSATSURU | FUKUDOME KOICHI | ||
| TOSATSURU TENPYO BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (8490001006733) |
TOSATSURU | OKADA HITOSHI | ||
| MINAMI SHUZOJO CO., LTD. (3490002012974) |
MINAMI | KONO KORYO | ||
| NANKOKU | ARISAWA CO., LTD. (8490001006056) |
BUNKAJIN | ARISAWA KOUSUKE |
| Prefecture | Tax Office | Brewery (Corporate Number) |
Brand | Brewmaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOKUSHIMA | KAWASHIMA | NISSIN SHURUI CO., LTD. TAIKO BREWERY (2480001005915) |
HISAGO TAIKO | TOMIYAMA AKIHIRO |
| IKEDA | HOUSUI SHUZO CO., LTD. (5480002015811) |
HOUSUI | TAKEUCHI YASUHARU | |
| KAGAWA | MARUGAME | NISHINOKINRYO CORP. YAHATAGURA (6470001008188) |
KINRYO | MAEDA RYOHEI |
| SAKAIDE | AYAKIKU SHUZO CO., LTD. (4470001006887) |
AYAKIKU | MIYAKE HIDEKAZU | |
| KAN-ONJI | KAWATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (2470001009834) |
KAWATSURU | HAZU KAORU | |
| EHIME | IYOSAIJO | ISHIZUCHI SHUZO CORPORATION (2500001008873) |
ISHIZUCHI | OCHI MINORU |
| OZU | SAKAROKU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (1500001017751) |
KYOHINA | TAKECHI NAOYUKI | |
| KOCHI | AKI | ARIMITSU SAKE BREWERY CO., LTD. (2490002012728) |
AKITORA | OGI YOSHIYUKI |
| SENTO SAKE BREWERY CO., LTD. (5490002012857) |
TOSA SHIRAGIKU | SENTO RYOTA | ||
| TOSATSURU TENPYO BREWERY TOSATSU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (8490001006733) |
TOSATSURU | FUKUDOME KOICHI | ||
| TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (8490001006733) |
TOSATSURU | OKADA HITOSHI | ||
| HAMAKAWA SHOTEN CO., LTD. (5490002012931) |
BIJOFU | OHARA AKIRA | ||
| NANKOKU | TAKAGI SHUZO INC. (1490001006384) |
TOYONOUME TOKUBETSUJUNMAI GINNOYUME | TAKAGI IPPO | |
| SUSAKI | TSUKASABOTAN CO., LTD. (6490001005506) |
TSUKASABOTAN | ASANO TORU |
Award Ceremony
(1) Date
November 5, 2021
(2) Location
Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau