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SAKE COMPETITION

2024 Winners

25 Japanese sake won SAKE COMPETITION in 2024. 5 winners are stocked by international retailers — those are flagged below.

勝山 (Katsuyama)
GOLDSUPER PREMIUMPalate Project
仙台伊澤家 勝山酒造·宮城県
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伯楽星 (Hakurakusei)
GOLD純米酒Palate Project
新澤醸造店·宮城県
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太平山 (Taiheizan)
GOLD純米大吟醸Palate Project
小玉醸造·秋田県
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蓬莱 (Horai)
GOLD純米大吟醸Palate Project
渡辺酒造店·岐阜県
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作 (Zaku)
GOLDSUPER PREMIUMTrue Sake
清水清三郎商店·三重県
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山和 (Yamawa)
GOLD純米大吟醸
山和酒造店·宮城県
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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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飛露喜 (Hiroki)
GOLD純米酒
廣木酒造本店·福島県
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豊国 (Toyokuni)
GOLD純米大吟醸
豊国酒造 (会津)·福島県
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森嶋 (Morishima)
GOLD純米大吟醸
森島酒造·茨城県
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富士大観 (Fuji Taikan)
GOLDSUPER PREMIUM
森島酒造·茨城県
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武勇 (Buyu)
GOLD純米吟醸
武勇·茨城県
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燦爛 (Sanran)
GOLD純米大吟醸
外池酒造店·栃木県
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鳳凰美田 (Houou Biden)
GOLD純米大吟醸
小林酒造·栃木県
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東魁盛 (Tokaizakari)
GOLD純米吟醸
小泉酒造·千葉県
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峰乃白梅 (Mine no Hakubai)
GOLD純米酒
峰乃白梅酒造·新潟県
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寒紅梅 (Kankobai)
GOLD純米吟醸
·三重県
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みむろ杉 (Mimurosugi)
GOLD純米酒
今西酒造·奈良県
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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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富久長 (Fukucho)
GOLD純米酒
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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東洋美人 (Toyo Bijin)
GOLD純米吟醸
澄川酒造場·山口県
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京ひな (Kyohina)
GOLD純米吟醸
酒六酒造·愛媛県
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山丹正宗 (Santan Masamune)
GOLD純米酒
八木酒造部·愛媛県
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石鎚 (Ishizuchi)
GOLD純米大吟醸
石鎚酒造·愛媛県
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This list reflects 25 of 25winners verified against the competition’s official published results. It is a curated sample of SAKE COMPETITION 2024, not an exhaustive registry — some category winners may not yet be in our database.

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