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SAKE COMPETITION

2023 Winners

28 Japanese sake won SAKE COMPETITION in 2023. 4 winners are stocked by international retailers — those are flagged below.

伯楽星 (Hakurakusei)
GOLD純米吟醸Palate Project
新澤醸造店·宮城県
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渡舟 (Wataribune)
GOLD純米吟醸Palate Project
府中誉·茨城県
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作 (Zaku)
GOLDSUPER PREMIUMTrue Sake
清水清三郎商店·三重県
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美丈夫 (Bijofu)
GOLD純米酒True Sake
濵川商店·高知県
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雪の松島 (Yuki no Matsushima)
GOLD純米酒
大和蔵酒造·宮城県
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天上夢幻 (Tenjomugen)
GOLD純米酒
中勇酒造店·宮城県
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会津中将 (Aizu Chujo)
GOLD純米大吟醸
鶴乃江酒造·福島県
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楽器正宗 (Gakki Masamune)
GOLD純米酒
大木代吉本店·福島県
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仙禽 (Senkin)
GOLD純米酒
せんきん·栃木県
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町田酒造 (Machida Shuzo)
GOLD純米大吟醸
町田酒造店·群馬県
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加茂錦 (Kamonishiki)
GOLD純米大吟醸
加茂錦酒造·新潟県
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雅楽代 (Utashiro)
GOLD純米酒
天領盃酒造·新潟県
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峰乃白梅 (Mine no Hakubai)
GOLD純米吟醸
峰乃白梅酒造·新潟県
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今錦 (Imanishiki)
GOLD純米吟醸
米澤酒造·長野県
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開運 (Kaiun)
GOLDSUPER PREMIUM
土井酒造場·静岡県
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鉾杉 (Hokosugi)
GOLD純米吟醸
·三重県
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雨後の月 (Ugo no Tsuki)
GOLD純米酒
相原酒造·広島県
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賀茂金秀 (Kamokin-shu)
GOLD純米大吟醸
金光酒造·広島県
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富久長 (Fukucho)
GOLD純米吟醸
今田酒造本店·広島県
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宝剣 (Houken)
GOLD純米酒
宝剣酒造·広島県
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大嶺 (Ohmine)
GOLD純米大吟醸
大嶺酒造·山口県
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東洋美人 (Toyo Bijin)
GOLD純米吟醸
澄川酒造場·山口県
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石鎚 (Ishizuchi)
GOLD純米吟醸
石鎚酒造·愛媛県
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亀泉 (Kameizumi)
GOLD純米吟醸
亀泉酒造·高知県
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文佳人 (Bunkajin)
GOLD純米酒
アリサワ·高知県
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三井の寿 (Mii no Kotobuki)
GOLD純米大吟醸
みいの寿·福岡県
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磐乃井
GOLD純米大吟醸
磐乃井酒造·岩手県
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酔楽天
GOLD純米大吟醸
秋田酒造·秋田県
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This list reflects 28 of 28winners verified against the competition’s official published results. It is a curated sample of SAKE COMPETITION 2023, not an exhaustive registry — some category winners may not yet be in our database.

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