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

Number of Entries
  Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kochi Total
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
  • * One entry for Ginjo-shu and one for Junmai-shu allowed per licensed sake brewery.

Schedule of Quality Evaluation

(1) Ginjo-shu
-Preliminary evaluation: October 10, 2014
-Final evaluation: October 15, 2014
(2) Junmai-shu
 October 15, 2014

Photos of Quality Evaluation

  • Ginjo-shu
  • Junmai-shu
    When Junmai-shu entrants were evaluated, the entrants were served warm.
    Junmai-shu

Quality of Entrants

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.

List of Prize Winners

13 breweries won prizes in the Ginjo-shu category, and 13 breweries won prizes in the Junmai-shu category.

Ginjo-shu category
Prefecture Tax Office Brewery Brand Brewmastar
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
Junmai-shu category
Prefecture Tax Office Brewery Brand Brewmastar
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

Award Ceremony

(1) Date
 November 11, 2014
(2) Location
 Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau