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.
Tokushima | Kagawa | Ehime | Kochi | Total | |
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Breweries | 5 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
Items (Ginjo-shu) |
4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
Items (Junmai-shu) |
4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
Total of items | 8 | 12 | 29 | 23 | 72 |
(1) Ginjo-shu
-Preliminary evaluation: October 10, 2014
-Final evaluation: October 15, 2014
(2) Junmai-shu
October 15, 2014
Ginjo-shu entrants have very good qualities. Specifically, they have fruity flavors, rich tastes, and smooth and elegant textures.
Junmai-shu entrants have diverse tastes. Some have light-body tastes and others have full-body tastes. Overall, the entrants have rich flavors and good tastes; especially, the round taste resulting from maturation is obvious.
The entrants this year have good characteristics overall, such as nice flavors and mild tastes. The quality of the entrants shows the high technical level of sake brewers in the Shikoku region.
13 breweries won prizes in the Ginjo-shu category, and 13 breweries won prizes in the Junmai-shu category.
Prefecture | Tax Office | Brewery | Brand | Brewmastar |
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TOKUSHIMA | IKEDA | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP NAKAWA SHOUTEN | IMAKOMACHI | UEDA YUTAKA |
KAGAWA | MARUGAME | NISHINO KINRYO CO., LTD. | KINRYO | YAMAGUCHI KAZUHIRO |
NISHINO KINRYO CO., LTD. | KINRYO | SAKAI SHIRO | ||
SAKAIDE | AYAKIKU SHUZO CO., LTD. | AYAKIKU | KUNISHIGE HIROAKI | |
TONOSHO | MORIKUNISHUZO CO., LTD. | HARUNO HIKARI | INOUE NOBORU | |
EHIME | MATSUYAMA | EIKOSHUZO CO., LTD. | SHUSEN EIKO | OOYAMA TAISUKE |
IYOMISHIMA | UMENISHIKIYAMAKAWA CORPORATION | UMENISHIKI | NAKAMURA HIROSHI | |
KOCHI | KOCHI | SUIGEISHUZO CO., LTD. | SUIGEI | MATSUMOTO SEIJI |
AKI | LIMITED COMPANY SENTO SHUZOJOU | TOSA-SHIRAGIKU | SENTO RYOTA | |
TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. | TOSATSURU | FUKUDOME KOICHI | ||
TOSATSURU TENPYO BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. | TOSATSURU | KUMENO ATSUSHI | ||
MINAMI SYUZOUJYOU CO., LTD. | MINAMI | OKADA TAKAHIRO | ||
NANKOKU | ARISAWA CO., LTD. | BUNKAJIN | ARISAWA KOUSUKE |
Prefecture | Tax Office | Brewery | Brand | Brewmastar |
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TOKUSHIMA | IKEDA | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP NAKAWA SHOUTEN | IMAKOMACHI | UEDA YUTAKA |
KAGAWA | MARUGAME | NISHINO KINRYO CO., LTD. | KINRYO | NISHIHATA SHIGETOMI |
NISHINO KINRYO CO., LTD. | KINRYO | YAMAGUCHI KAZUHIRO | ||
NISHINO KINRYO CO., LTD. | KINRYO | SAKAI SHIRO | ||
EHIME | MATSUYAMA | GOTOSHUZO CO., LTD. | KUMENOI | INOUE ZITAROU |
YUKISUZUME SHUZO CO., LTD. | YUKISUZUME | SHIRAISHI HIROHUMI | ||
IYOSAIJO | ISHIZUCHI SHUZO CORPORATION | ISHIZUCHI | OCHI MINORU | |
KOCHI | AKI | LIMITED COMPANY SENTO SHUZOJOU | TOSA-SHIRAGIKU | SENTO RYOTA |
TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. | TOSATSURU | FUKUDOME KOICHI | ||
TOSATSURU TENPYO BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. | TOSATSURU | KUMENO ATSUSHI | ||
HAMAKAWASHOTEN LIMITED COMPANY | BIJOFU | OHARA AKIRA | ||
MINAMI SYUZOUJYOU CO., LTD. | MINAMI | OKADA TAKAHIRO | ||
NANKOKU | TAKAGI SHUZO INC. | TOYONOUME | TAKAGI NAOYUKI |
(1) Date
November 11, 2014
(2) Location
Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau