Australian Sake Awards

The Unique All-Australian Judged Sake Event in Sydney

Have you heard about the hottest sake event in Australia? The Australian Sake Awards, to be held in Sydney, will be tasted and judged by a carefully selected panel of Australian judges to select the preferred sake in the Australian market.

What makes this competition unique is that all the judges are Australian. The judging will be conducted by professionals who know consumers best, such as sommeliers, liquor store specialists, food and beverage industry professionals, and sake certification holders. Furthermore, judging is conducted through a blind tasting method, without looking at the brand or label, to provide a fair evaluation.

The Australian Sake Awards will also have a food matching judging. This is an attempt to further enhance the value of sake by evaluating its suitability with five types of ingredients and dishes popular among Australians. This unique judging method allows us to pursue popularity in the Australian market. (Mr. Bacchus)

The following are the award-winning brands we are handling this time!

Number of Sake entries: 161
Number of judges: 45

Elegant / Clean Category

Gold Award
BORN Ginsen / 梵・吟撰合資会社加藤吉平商店

Sparkling Category
Gold Award
SHICHIKEN Yama no kasumi Sparkling-sake / 七賢　山ノ霞　スパークリング山梨銘醸株式会社
Sessionable Award
BORN Ginsen /梵・吟撰合資会社加藤吉平商店
BORN Gohyakumangoku muroka Junmai-Daiginjo / 梵・無濾過生原酒合資会社加藤吉平商店
BORN Gold / 梵・ゴールド合資会社加藤吉平商店

Pizza Margherita Category
Best Food Matching Award
BORN Gold / 梵・ゴールド合資会社加藤吉平商店

BBQ Aussie Beef Steak with Salt and Pepper 部門
Recommended Food Matching Award
BORN Junmai 55 Karakuchi / 梵・純米55 合資会社加藤吉平商店