1 Purpose and Outline of the Awards
(1) Purpose
Tokyo Regional Sake Awards are held annually during the autumn. The Awards 2024, 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.
(2) Date
| Date | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality examinations | Initial judgement | September 18 (Wednesday), 19 (Thursday), 2024 | Office of Analysis and Brewing Technology, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (9th Floor, Room 911) |
| Final judgement | September 26 (Thursday), 2024 | ||
| Awards ceremony | October 29 (Tuesday), 2024 From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
Meeting Room, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (2nd Floor) |
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| Event for providing the opportunity for brewers to ensure the quality of each entry | October 29 (Tuesday), 2024 From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Meeting Room 8 and 9, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (4th Floor) |
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(3) Entry
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Designation (Tokutei-Meisho) |
Percentage of Rice Remaining after Polishing (%) | Amount of Alcohol Added | Alcohol Content (%) | |||
| Sake | Ginjo | Brewery year 2023 | Ginjo-shu except for Jummai |
60 or less | 10% or less of rice weight | Undiluted |
| Jummai Ginjo | Brewery year 2023 | 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 | |||
Tokyo Regional Sake Awards 2024（in English）
- 1 Purpose and Outline of the Awards
- 2 Statistics of Entry
- 3 List of Awarded Breweries
- 4 Summary of Quality Examinations
- 5 Judges
