Kiuchi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
Kiuchi plum wine aged in Hinomaru whiskey barrels won silver and bronze awards at the “New York World Spirits Competition 2023” Hinomaru Whiskey Port Cask Finish 6 Years Old, Barrel-Aged Kiuchi Umeshu, and Rice Shochu Kiuchi received awards at NYWSC 2023, a spirits fair held in New York.
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Kiuchi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) announced the “KIUCHI RICE SHOCHU -” which is currently being shipped overseas at the “New York World Spirits Competition (NYWSC) 2023,” an alcoholic beverage competition held in New York, USA in August 2023. “CLASSIC EDITION”, “KIUCHI RICE SHOCHU – GINKA EDITION”, and “KIUCHI UMESHU – AGED IN HINOMARU WHISKY BARRELS” received the Silver Award, and “Hinomaru Whiskey Port Cask Finish 6 Years Old” received the Bronze Award.
[Image: https://prtimes.jp/i/103079/66/resize/d103079-66-9a94ff9752a56ce741fb-0.jpg&s3=103079-66-6f1de29afc5e9350c89f635b4294e898-1792×1250.jpg] Products that won awards at New York World Spirits Competition 2023 ・”KIUCHI RICE SHOCHU – CLASSIC EDITION” Silver Prize
・”KIUCHI RICE SHOCHU – GINKA EDITION” Silver Prize
・”KIUCHI UMESHU – AGED IN HINOMARU WHISKY BARRELS” Silver Prize ・“Hinomaru Whiskey Port Cask Finish 6 Years Old” Bronze Prize ■NYWSC 2023 Official Homepage (Award Results)
https://thetastingalliance.com/results/nywsc-2023-results/ The following three brands received the Silver Award.
KIUCHI RICE SHOCHU – CLASSIC EDITION
Item: Rice shochu Alcohol content: 24%
Contents: 700ml
Product features: Rich taste of rice shochu aged for 10 years in cedar barrels. KIUCHI RICE SHOCHU – GINKA EDITION
Item: Rice shochu
Alcohol content: 41%
Contents: 700ml
Product features: Fruity taste made from rice shochu aged for 10 years. KIUCHI UMESHU – AGED IN HINOMARU WHISKY BARRELS
Item: Liqueur
Alcohol content: 24%
Contents: 700ml
Product Features: Kiuchi plum wine made from pickled plum fruit from Ibaraki Prefecture and aged for over a year in Hinomaru whiskey barrels for a rich, deep flavor.* All three brands listed above are products for sale outside Japan. In addition, the following one brand received a bronze award.
Hinomaru Whiskey Port Cask Finish 6 Years
Item: Whiskey Ingredients: Malt Ingredients Place of origin: Domestic production (malt whisky) Alcohol content: 48% Contents: 700ml Price: 33,000 yen (reference retail price, tax included) Comes with gift box Product Features: Single malt Japanese whiskey distilled in 2016 and aged in sherry barrels for 4 years, then aged and finished in port wine barrels for 2 years.
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