NEWS

 At the “Tokyo Whiskey & Spirits Competition (TWSC) 2023” held from February to May, “Sato no Akebono Gold” (four years in a row) and “Sato no Akebono” (two years in a row) won gold medals, and ” Amami no Mori won the Silver Award for the first time. 

 TWSC is an international distilled liquor competition held in Tokyo.
In this year’s shochu category 274 products were entered, into what is regarded as the biggest competition in Japan.

  All the employees are very pleased that the quality of the shochu and packaging were highly thought of by the professionals who evaluate Western liquor. We continue to strive to make kokuto shochu that will be recognized throughout the world.

　【About the Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition】
 This year’s TWSC was the fifth edition of Asia’s largest spirits competition. In the 2023 shochu category, judges selected from bartenders and alcoholic beverage makers, etc., determined each award based on the aggregate results of remote examinations that were in charge of more than 10 people per product.

TWSC HP：https://tokyowhiskyspiritscompetition.jp/ 

“Sato no Akebono” has won awards at the following international competitions:
March 2019 －Berlin International Spirits Competition － Gold
June 2022 － Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition － Gold
May 2023 ― Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition － Gold

“Sato no Akebono Gold” has won awards at the following international competitions:
May 2018 － Los Angeles International Spirits Competition －　Superior Gold
July 2020 － Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition － Superior Gold and Best of the Best
May 2021　－　Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition － Superior Gold
June 2022 － Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition － Gold ・ Hall of Fame Induction
May 2023 ― Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition － Gold