Tokyo Regional Sake Awards are held annually during the autumn. The Awards 2022, which were held by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, invited the entries of Sake, and Honkaku Shochu brewed within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. By holding the quality examinations of entries along with the event for providing the opportunity for brewers to ensure 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 in the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau.
Date | Place | ||
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Quality examinations | Initial judgement | September 27 (Tuesday), 28 (Wednesday), 29 (Thursday) and 30 (Friday), 2022 | Office of Analysis and Brewing Technology, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (9th Floor, Room 911) |
Final judgement | October 5 (Wednesday) and 6 (Thursday), 2022 | ||
Awards ceremony | November 2 (Wednesday), 2022 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 ensure the quality of each entry | November 2 (Wednesday), 2022 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 and Honkaku Shochu originally brewed at breweries within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau and were categorized as shown in the table below.
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 | Brewery year 2021 | Ginjo-shu except for Jummai |
60 or less | 10% or less of rice weight | Undiluted |
Jummai Ginjo | Brewery year 2021 | Jummai Ginjo-shu |
60 or less | None | Undiluted | |
Warmed sake(Kanzake) | - | Sake except for Jummai |
- | As per commercial specification |
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Jummai Warmed sake(Jummai Kanzake) | - | Jummai-shu | - | None | As per commercial specification | |
Honkaku Shochu | - | - | 25.0 or more, less than 26.0 |