Somi Yamadanishiki Polished 39” Junmai Daiginjo, produced by Shimane Prefecture’s oldest sake brewery, wins first Platinum Award at Kura Master!
This is the only Platinum Award for Shimane Prefecture, and it is encouraging for us that Shimane Prefecture’s sake has been recognized so far away in France.
This competition has also helped us to discover the possibilities of pairing sake not only with Japanese food, but also with a variety of foods from around the world.
We hope that everyone will find a new favorite pairing.
We will continue to work diligently to produce sake that you will say is delicious.
■About the Award
Kura Master is a sake competition for French people held on French soil since 2017.
The judges are mainly French and other Europeans, including MOF holders, who are certified by the French state as the best craftsmen, top sommeliers, barmen, carvists, and other alcohol beverage specialists from top French hotels, as well as restaurant and specialty store managers, hotel, chef and culinary The team consists of professionals in the food and beverage industry, such as restaurant and specialty store managers, hoteliers, chefs and school officials.
Wine glasses are used for tasting.
The authentic shochu and awamori competition was newly established in FY2021, expanding the scope of judging and increasing the number of products entered each year.
There are various competitions for Japanese sake in the world, but Kura Master focuses on the “compatibility of food and drink,” which is also a part of France’s historical food culture.
Through competitions, tastings, and various events, Kura Master creates opportunities to experience the marriage of food and drink, and provides a venue to promote Japanese sake, authentic shochu, and awamori to the European market, including France.
In addition, in order to ensure fair and impartial judging, a study tour of sake culture has been conducted every year since 2017 to enable the sommeliers and other judges to learn about sake in depth and to gain knowledge to properly communicate sake themselves.
About the award-winning products
Platinum Award-winning products
Soumi Yamadanishiki Polished 39
Capacity: 720ml
Rice used: Yamadanishiki
Rice polishing ratio: 39
Alcohol content: 14%.
Somi Yamadanishiki Polishing 39” embodies the inheritance and evolution of tradition.
The brewer’s yeast, which has lived in the brewery for more than 400 years, is added in a unique quantity to produce a deep and complex flavor.
In addition, the subsoil water from the Masuda River mellows the flavor and makes it a sake that can only be produced by Migita Honten.
■The challenge of Migita Honten, the oldest sake brewery in Shimane Prefecture, the birthplace of sake
Focusing on the clean spring water and fruitful climate of Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, we began brewing sake in Masuda.
Since then, sake brewing has continued uninterrupted for more than 400 years, and we have been producing sake with an emphasis on quality and tradition.
Migita Honten is proud to be the oldest sake brewery in Shimane Prefecture, which is said to be the birthplace of Japanese sake, and has started producing whiskey as a new challenge, combining the spirit and techniques passed down from generation to generation with a new style.
We will continue to take on new challenges while preserving our traditions, and we will do our utmost to make sure that everyone who actually tastes our sake will say, “It tastes great.
We hope that many people will experience the traditions and techniques we have cherished through our sake.
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