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The 2nd International Sake Challenge was held on Tuesday 8th July at the Sheraton Miyako Hotel in Tokyo. Almost 100 of the leading Sake breweries from across Japan participated, submitting a total of over 200 Sakes.

Now ｆull results are available.
For more details, please visit "Results".

The 2nd International Sake Challenge was held on Tuesday 8th July at the Sheraton Miyako Hotel in Tokyo. Almost 100 of the leading Sake breweries from across Japan participated, submitting a total of over 200 Sakes.

Over the 200 Sakes entered, the 6 Sakes which in the opinion of all the judges represented the very best of all Sakes judged received a coveted Trophy Award - this was graciously presented by HIH Princess Takamado in an Awards ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo on Friday 11th July 2008.

Now Trophy and Gold results are available.
For more details, please visit "Results".

Entry for International Sake Challenge 2008 started. The deadline for entries is Friday 6 June 2008. We hope you will take part!
For more details, please visit "Enter the Challenge".

The Second International Sake Challenge 2008 will be held in Tokyo on Tuesday 8th July 2008. The deadline for entries will be Friday 13 June 2008. We hope you will take part!
Please wait until the Entry Kit will be updated.
If you have any inquiry, please contact us.

The first International Sake Challenge was held on Tuesday 24th July at the Sheraton Miyako Hotel in Tokyo. Over 100 of the leading Sake breweries from across Japan participated, submitting a total of 300 Sakes.

For the first time ever, a Sake judging panel was created in Japan comprising 16 of Japan's Sake experts and 14 of the world's leading wine figures. The idea was to combine the best of Japan Sake judging practice and international wine judging practice, and to put together the panel's joint recommendations on what are truly the best Sakes for Japan and worldwide.
The results have been published in Japanese and English on our website www.sakechallenge.com. The intention is to provide an international guide in Japanese and in English to these Sakes, allowing in particular the international trade and Sake lovers to better understand and taste the very best Sake offerings from Japan.

In this way, we hope to educate further Sake lovers worldwide, and stimulate international awareness, understanding and sales of Sake in all the major markets around the world where Sakes currently distributed.

Of the 300 Sakes entered, 46 received a Seal of Approval, 73 a Bronze Award, 47 a Silver Award and 10 a Gold Award. The 3 Sakes which in the opinion of all the judges represented the very best of all Sakes judged received a coveted Trophy Award - this was graciously presented by HIH Princess Takamado in an Awards ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo on Friday 26th October at 14:30 hours.

It is believed that the International Sake Challenge is the first serious attempt to establish an international ranking for Sake and to educate Sake lovers worldwide. It is hoped that this in turn will stimulate international understanding and demand for Sake, and more generally promote a higher worldwide understanding of the role of Sake in Japan's culture.

For more information, please visit "Result" page.