Tokyo Regional Sake Awards are held annually during the autumn. The Awards 2017, which were held by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau of the National Tax Agency of Japan, invited the entries of Sake, Honkaku Shochu, Beer and Happoshu brewed within the jurisdiction of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. By holding the quality examinations of entries along with the event for providing the opportunity for brewers to see the quality of each entry, the awards program aimed at strengthening the foundation of brewing technologies, promoting awareness of alcoholic beverages originally brewed within the jurisdiction, and, in conclusion, supporting the sound development of the alcoholic beverages industry.
Date | Place | ||
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Quality examinations | Initial judgment or Final judgment |
October 3 (Tuesday), 2017 October 4(Wednesday), 2017 October 6 (Friday), 2017 |
Office of Analysis and Brewing Technology, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (9th Floor, Room 911) |
Awards ceremony |
November 8 (Wednesday), 2017 From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
Meeting Room 10B, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (First Floor) |
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Event for providing the opportunity for brewers to see the quality of each entry |
November 8 (Wednesday), 2017 From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Meeting Room 8 and 9, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (4th Floor) |
The eligible alcoholic beverages for entry were Sake, Honkaku Shochu, Beer and Happoshu originally brewed at breweries within the jurisdiction of Tokyo Regional Taxation Office and were categorized as shown in the table below.
While there was no restriction on the brewery year for entries in the Kanzake and Junmai Kanzake categories (warmed Sake categories) and the Beer and Happoshu category, the brewery year for other categories must be 2016 (from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017).
Category | Brewery Year | Specifications | ||||
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Special Designation (Tokutei-Meisho) |
Percentage of Rice Remaining after Polishing (%) | Amount of Alcohol Added | Alcohol Content (%) | |||
Sake | Ginjo-shu | Brewery year 2016 | Ginjo-shu except for Junmai-shu |
60 or less | 10% or less of rice weight | Undiluted |
Junmai Ginjo-shu |
Brewery year 2016 | Junmai Ginjo-shu |
60 or less | None | Undiluted | |
Kanzake | - | Sake except for Junmai-shu |
- | As per commercialspecification | ||
Junmai Kanzake |
- | Junmai-shu | - | None | As per commercial specification |
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Honkaku Shochu | Brewery year 2016 | - | 25.0 or more, less than 26.0 | |||
Beer and Happoshu | - | Beer or Happoshu |
(Note) Specifications are according to the Labeling Standards concerning the manufacturing process and quality of sake (National Tax Agency Notification 8 of November 22, 1989).