The award ceremony for the Kura Grasp competitors for sake and different Japanese alcoholic drinks for France for fiscal 2024 was held in Paris on Wednesday.
The Prix du President prime prize within the sake class was given to “Shirayuki Daiginjo Itami Morohaku,” made by Konishi Brewing from the town of Itami, Hyogo Prefecture. Within the class of shōchū and awamori distilled spirits, “Araroka Matsufuji,” from Matsufuji within the city of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, received the identical highest award.
A complete 1,223 of sake merchandise and 197 shōchū and awamori merchandise had been put up for the competitors, and so they had been evaluated by about 120 jurors from France’s restaurant business.
A juror for sake praised Shirayuki Daiginjo Itami Morohaku, saying that it has a fancy taste with many components fantastically harmonized. Konishi Brewing President Shinuemon Konishi expressed pleasure, saying: “(The successful of the award) is a results of our sake brewing (for the reason that institution of the corporate).”
Araroka Matsufuji acquired a juror remark that the reviewer’s coronary heart was moved. Kazuaki Sakiyama, chief of Matsufuji, expressed gratitude and attributed the prize successful to the dedication of its staff.
Prix Alliance Gastronomie, an award given to alcoholic drinks going very effectively with meals, was given to “Tengumai Yamahai Jikomi Junmaishu,” a sake product from Shata Brewery within the metropolis of Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Referring to the highly effective earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1, Keiichiro Shata, an govt of the brewery, mentioned that post-disaster reconstruction would take greater than a decade and that he desires individuals in Europe to go to the prefecture.
