Shikoku Sake Awards 2020
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 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| Items (Ginjo-shu) |
4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
| Items (Kan-shu) |
4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| Total of items | 8 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 72 |
＊ One entry for Ginjo-shu and one for Kan-shu allowed per licensed sake brewery.
Schedule of Quality Evaluation
(1) Ginjo-shu
-Preliminary evaluation: September 28, 2020
-Final evaluation: September 30, 2020
(2) Kan-shu
September 30, 2020
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 high-quality products with refined and mature ginjo aroma and rich and full taste.
As for kan-shu, there have been a wide variety of flavors, from those that are light and delicate to those with rich sweetness or acidity, many of them having superior quality as kan-shu.
Regarding the brewing conditions, the differences in the characteristics brought about by the breed, area, or the harvest timing of the rice were relatively large. Also, it had been a warm winter in many regions, and many products had a hard time processing the ingredients or controlling the fermentation of the moromi.
Under such conditions, wonderful sake products were made at many brewing sites this year as well, each of them fully exerting their superb brewing techniques which they have been cultivating over a long period of time, throughout the stages from production to storage management.
List of Prize Winners
12 breweries won prizes in the Ginjo-shu category, and 16 breweries won prizes in the Kan-shu category.
| Prefecture | Tax Office | Brewery (Corporate Number) |
Brand | Brewmaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOKUSHIMA | KAWASHIMA | NISSIN SHURUI CO., LTD. TAIKO BREWERY (2480001005915) |
HISAGO TAIKO | TOMIYAMA AKIHIRO |
| KAGAWA | MARUGAME | NISHINO KINRYO CORP. KOTOHIRA BREWERY (6470001008188) |
KINRYO | YAMAUCHI YASUHIRO |
| NISHINO KINRYO CORP. TADOTSU BREWERY (6470001008188) |
KINRYO | NISHIHARA MIKIHIRO | ||
| SAKAIDE | AYAKIKU SHUZO CO., LTD. (4470001006887) |
AYAKIKU | MIYAKE HIDEKAZU | |
| KAN-ONJI | KAWATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (2470001009834) |
KAWATSURU | KAWAHITO YUICHIRO | |
| EHIME | IMABARI | YAGI SHUZOBU CO., LTD. (4500001012452) |
YAMATAN MASAMUNE | MURAKAMI HIROYUKI |
| IYOSAIJO | ISHIZUCHI SHUZO CORPORATION (2500001008873) |
ISHIZUCHI | OCHI MINORU | |
| 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 | ||
| HAMAKAWA SHOTEN CO., LTD. (5490002012931) |
BIJOFU KAORU | OHARA AKIRA | ||
| SUSAKI | TSUKASABOTAN CO., LTD. (6490001005506) |
TSUKASABOTAN | ASANO TORU |
| Prefecture | Tax Office | Brewery (Corporate Number) |
Brand | Brewmaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOKUSHIMA | IKEDA | HOUSUI SHUZO CO., LTD. (5480002015811) |
HOUSUI | TAKEUCHI YASUHARU |
| KAGAWA | MARUGAME | NISHINO KINRYO CORP. KOTOHIRA BREWERY (6470001008188) |
KINRYO | YAMAUCHI YASUHIRO |
| NISHINO KINRYO CORP. TADOTSU BREWERY (6470001008188) |
KINRYO | NISHIHARA MIKIHIRO | ||
| EHIME | IYOSAIJO | ISHIZUCHI SHUZO CORPORATION (2500001008873) |
ISHIZUCHI | OCHI MINORU |
| SUTOUSHUZO CO., LTD. (1500001009187) |
SUKIGOKORO | SUTOU SOUICHIRO | ||
| OZU | SAKAROKU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (1500001017751) |
KYOHINA | HIGASHINAKA TOSHIO | |
| IYOMISHIMA | UMENISHIKI YAMAKAWA CO., LTD. (7500001014561) |
UMENISHIKI | AIHARA KOUICHIROU | |
| KOCHI | KOCHI | SUIGEI BREWING CO., LTD. (3490001001375) |
SUIGEI TOKUBETSUHONJOZO | MATSUMOTO SEIJI |
| AKI | ARIMITSU SAKE BREWERY CO., LTD. (2490002012728) |
AKITORA | OGI YOSHIYUKI | |
| TOSATSURU SENJU BREWERY TOSATSURU SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. (8490001006733) |
TOSATSURU | FUKUDOME KOICHI | ||
| HAMAKAWA SHOTEN CO., LTD. (5490002012931) |
BIJOFU | OHARA AKIRA | ||
| NANKOKU | ARISAWA CO., LTD. (8490001006056) |
BUNKAJIN | ARISAWA KOUSUKE | |
| TAKAGI SHUZO Inc. (1490001006384) |
TOYONOUME | TAKAGI IPPO | ||
| SUSAKI | TSUKASABOTAN CO., LTD. (6490001005506) |
TSUKASABOTAN | ASANO TORU | |
| NISHIOKASHUZOTEN CO., LTD. (5490002010737) |
SANKANMAI | SHIMAMURA HIROFUMI | ||
| INO | KAMEIZUMI SHUZOU CO., LTD. (8490001005438) |
KAMEIZUMI | SAIBARA KAZUHITO |
Award Ceremony
(1) Date
November 5, 2020
(2) Location
Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau