Competition held to choose best sake brands

Competition held to choose best sake brands

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from Japanese sake brewers Miyaizumi Meijo Co. of Fukushima Prefecture (R) and Yamawa Shuzoten Co. of Miyagi Prefecture, both northeastern Japan, hold wining plaques during an award ceremony at the 2014 Sake Competition held in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014, to choose the tastiest rice wine in the "junmai-shu" (pure sake without alcohol addition) and "junmai daiginjo-shu" (with rice polished to less than 50% of its original size) categories, respectively.

Dassai brewer releases rare sake made by mistake

Dassai brewer releases rare sake made by mistake

Undated photo shows bottles of "Dassai Shoshin," a rare version of premium Dassai sake of Japanese brewer Asahishuzo Co. in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture. While Dassai is a pure rice sake using Yamada-nishiki rice, the brewer found in February 2015 that Koshihikari rice had been accidently mixed into the product. The brewer removed the "Junmai Daiginjo" label and started to sell the mixed rice sake at the lower price under the name "Dassai Shoshin." Dassai has been given by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a gift to U.S. President Barack Obama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Competition held to choose best sake brands

Competition held to choose best sake brands

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from Japanese sake brewers Miyaizumi Meijo Co. of Fukushima Prefecture (R) and Yamawa Shuzoten Co. of Miyagi Prefecture, both northeastern Japan, hold wining plaques during an award ceremony at the 2014 Sake Competition held in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014, to choose the tastiest rice wine in the "junmai-shu" (pure sake without alcohol addition) and "junmai daiginjo-shu" (with rice polished to less than 50% of its original size) categories, respectively. (Kyodo)