| Junichiro Ota | President, Ota Shoten |
|---|---|
| Yukio Hamada | Director, Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association |
| Katsuhiko Kitamoto | Professor, Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo |
| Tsutomu Fujii | Manager, Safety and Quality Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Kazuo Masaki | Senior Researcher, Technology Development Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Chris Johnson | Beverage Consultant, New York |
| Christine Parkinson | Wine Director, Hakkasan Restaurants, London |
| Liloa Papa | Western Regional Manager, Southern Wine & Spirits |
| Keiko Sato | New York Sales Director, World Sake Imports |
| Yuki Mori | Manager, Decibel, New York |
A tally of the number of gold and silver awards won by each brewery has been kept since the first Appraisal in 2001. Every year the brewery with the largest number of cumulative awards, and which has not received the award previously, is presented with the Emerald Award.
| Prize | Brewery | Prefecture |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Award | Momokawa | Aomori |
Entries with the highest score in each category received a Grand Prix award for that category. The two entries with the next highest scores received Second and Third Grand Prix awards in each category.
| Prize | Brewery | Prefecture | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Dewazakura Shuzo | Yamagata | Dewazakura “Daiginjo” |
| Second and Third Grand Prix | Suehiro Shuzo | Fukushima | “Gensai” Daiginjo |
| Hakutsuru Shuzo | Hyogo | Hakutsuru “Chotokusen Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Hakutsurunishiki” |
| Prize | Brewery | Prefecture | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Momokawa | Aomori | Momokawa “Daiginjo” |
| Second and Third Grand Prix | Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten | Mie | Zaku “Miyabi no Tomo” Nakadori |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Yamagata | Dewazakura “Aiyama” Junmai Daiginjo |
| Prize | Brewery | Prefecture | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Koimari Shuzo | Saga | Koimari “Saki” Junmai Ginjo |
| Second and Third Grand Prix | Myoko Shuzo | Niigata | Koshi no Setsugekka “Junmai Ginjo” |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Yamagata | Dewazakura “Oka” Ginjo |
| Prize | Brewery | Prefecture | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Goto Shuzoten | Yamagata | Benten “Tokubetsu Junmai Genshu Dewa no Sato 100%” |
| Second and Third Grand Prix | Tenzan Shuzo | Saga | Shichida “Junmai” |
| Imanishi Seibei Shoten | Nara | Harushika “Umakuchi Yodanshikomi Junmaishu” |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akita Seishu | Dewatsuru "Hihaku" Junmai Daiginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Akita Seishu | Kariho "Koun" Daiginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai "Junmai Daiginjo Migaki Sanwari Kyubu" (Dassai 39) | Yamaguchi | Gold |
| Azuma no Fumoto Shuzo | Azuma no Fumoto "Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Goto Shuzojo | Seiun "Junmai Daiginjo" | Mie | Gold |
| Hakutsuru Shuzo | Hakutsuru "Chotokusen Daiginjo Genshu Hakutsurunishiki" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Hakutsuru Shuzo | Hakutsuru "Chotokusen Daiginjo Genshu Yamadanishiki" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Hakutsuru Shuzo | Hakutsuru "Chotokusen Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Hakutsurunishiki" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Hokusetsu Shuzo | Hokusetsu "Koshitanrei" Junmai Daiginjo Genshu | Niigata | Gold |
| Hokusetsu Shuzo | Hokusetsu "YK35" Daiginjo | Niigata | Gold |
| Ippongi Kubo Honten | Denshin "First Class" | Fukui | Gold |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Kinmuku" | Niigata | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Tokusen" Junmai Daiginjo | Fukui | Gold |
| Kikuisami | Kikuisami "Hiden" Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kobe Shushinkan | Fukuju "Kuro Label" Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | Gold |
| Koimari Shuzo | Koimari "Saki" Junmai Daiginjo | Saga | Gold |
| Koizumi Shuzo | "Shikon" Junmai Daiginjo | Chiba | Gold |
| Kojima Sohonten | Toko "Junmai Daiginjo Fukurozukuri Bagakoi" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kuge Honten | Kurokui "Daiginjo" | Oita | Gold |
| Mado no Ume Shuzo | Mado no Ume "Kobai" Daiginjo | Saga | Gold |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Yumedono" Daiginjo | Nagano | Gold |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Daiginjo Premiere" | Gunma | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Junmai Daiginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Otokoyama Honten | Sotenden "Daiginjo" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Sakuramasamune | Sakuramasamune "Oka Ichirin" Daiginjo | Hyogo | Gold |
| Seitoku Meijo | Seitoku "Daiginjo" | Gunma | Gold |
| Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten | Zaku "Daiginjo" | Mie | Gold |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shirakabe Gura "Daiginjo" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Suehiro Shuzo | "Gensai" Daiginjo | Fukushima | Gold |
| Suishin Yamane Honten | Suishin "Kyukyoku no Daiginjo" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Suzuki Shuzoten | "Shuppinshu Matsuemon" Daiginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Tanabe Shuzo | Echizen Misaki "Daiginjo Gin no Shizuku" | Fukui | Gold |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Hitenzan" Daiginjo | Saga | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Sanran "Daiginjo Shizukuzake" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Akita Shuzo | Akitabare "Suirakuten" Daiginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Gensui Shuzo | Gensui "Daiginjo" | Tottori | Silver |
| Goto Shuzoten | Benten "Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Dewasansan 35% Seimai" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Ichinokura | Ichinokura "Kuranohana" Junmai Daiginjo | Miyagi | Silver |
| Kameizumi Shuzo | "Kihin" Junmai Daiginjo | Kochi | Silver |
| Kirinzan Shuzo | Kirinzan "Kagayaki" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kitaya | Kitaya "Shizuku Shibori" Junmai Daiginjo | Fukuoka | Silver |
| Kitaya | Soden "Junmai Daiginjo" | Fukuoka | Silver |
| Kubota Shuzo | Kinsho Hishimasamune "Daiginjo" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Nagurayama Shuzo | Nagurayama "Kanpyokai Shuppinshu" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Nakano BC | Kinokuniya Bunzaemon "Kuro" Daiginjo | Wakayama | Silver |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Daiginjo" | Iwate | Silver |
| Nanbu Shuzojo | "Kyukyoku no Hanagaki" Daiginjo | Fukui | Silver |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Daiginjo Shizukusake "Juhachidai Ihee" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Rokkasen | Yamahoshi "Daikoku" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Saiya Shuzoten | "Akita Sake Komachi" Daiginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Sakai Shuzo | Gokyo "Kintai" Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Shindo Shuzoten | Gasanryu "Gokugetsu" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Takenotsuyu | Hakurosuishu "Junmai Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Wada Shuzo | Aratama "Dewasansan" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Yamanashi Meijo | Shichiken "Onakaya" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamanashi | Silver |
| Yoshida Shuzoten | Tedorigawa "Iki na Onna" Daiginjo | Ishikawa | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Chiyokotobuki Toraya | Chiyokotobuki "Toranoko" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Chiyomusubi Shuzo | Chiyomusubi "Tobingakoi" Daiginjo | Tottori | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Aiyama" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Ichiro" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Honke Matsuura Shuzojo | Narutotai "Daiginjo" | Tokushima | Gold |
| Inata Honten | Inatahime "Tokusen Daiginjo" | Tottori | Gold |
| Kamenoi Shuzo | Kudoki Jozu "Aiyama" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Gold" | Fukui | Gold |
| Momokawa | Momokawa "Daiginjo" | Aomori | Gold |
| Murashige Shuzo | Hinoshitamuso "Junmai Daiginjo" | Yamaguchi | Gold |
| Myoko Shuzo | Myokosan "Junmai Daiginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Nanbu Shuzojo | Hanagaki "Daiginjo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Sakura Daiginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Daiginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten | Zaku "Miyabi no Tomo" Nakadori | Mie | Gold |
| Takara Sake USA Inc. | Shochikubai "Junmai Daiginjo" | California | Gold |
| Tanabe Shuzo | Echizen Misaki "Daiginjo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Shozui" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Yoneda Shuzo | Toyo no Aki "Tobindori" Daiginjo | Shimane | Gold |
| Asama Shuzo | Higen | Gunma | Silver |
| Goto Shuzoten | Benten "Junmai Daiginjo Genshu Bizen Omachi 100%" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Hakurei Shuzo | Hakurei "Fukukaijuzan" Daiginjo | Kyoto | Silver |
| Hakutsuru Shuzo | Hakutsuru "Chotokusen Shoun Junmai Daiginjo" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Kinoshita Shuzo | Tamagawa "Kinsho" | Kyoto | Silver |
| Kotobuki Toraya Shuzo | Kajokotobuki "Daiginjo Omachi" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Maruishi Jozo | Mikawabushi "Junmai Daiginjo" | Aichi | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Nanago" Yamahai Junmai Daiginjo | Nagano | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Sanka" Junmai Daiginjo | Nagano | Silver |
| Nakao Jozo | "Maboroshi Kuro" Junmai Daiginjo Genshu | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Saura | Urakasumi "Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Shata Shuzo | Tengumai "Junmai Daiginjo 50" | Ishikawa | Silver |
| Shindo Shuzoten | Gasanryu "Kisaragi" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Tajima Shuzo | Fukuchitose "Fuku" | Fukui | Silver |
| Tatenokawa Shuzo | Tatenokawa Miyamanishiki | Yamagata | Silver |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo "Kura no Hana" Junmai Daiginjo | Miyagi | Silver |
| Yoshida Shuzoten | Tedorigawa "Honryu" Junmai Daiginjo | Ishikawa | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Oka" Ginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Omachi" Junmai Ginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Gassan Shuzo | Gassan "Gassan no Yuki" Junmai Ginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Hakutsuru Shuzo | Hakutsuru "Chotokusen Junmai Ginjo Genshu Yamadanishiki" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Hikami Seishu | Nanakanba "Ginjo" | Shimane | Gold |
| Honda Shoten | Tatsuriki "Junmai Ginjo" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Imanishi Seibei Shoten | Harushika "Junmai Ginjo Genshu" | Nara | Gold |
| Imazato Shuzo | Rokujuyoshu "Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki" | Nagasaki | Gold |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Tokusen" | Niigata | Gold |
| Kaba Shuzojo | Shiramayumi "Hida no Ginjo Shikomi" | Gifu | Gold |
| Kameizumi Shuzo | "Hyogo Yamadanishiki" Junmai Ginjo | Kochi | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Tokishirazu" | Fukui | Gold |
| Kinshi Masamune | Kinshi Masamune "Junmai Ginjo" | Kyoto | Gold |
| Koimari Shuzo | Koimari "Saki" Junmai Ginjo | Saga | Gold |
| Kojima Sohonten | Toko "Junmai Ginjo Genshu" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Matsuse Shuzo | Matsu no Tsukasa "Azolla" Junmai Ginjo | Shiga | Gold |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Kaden Tezukuri" Ginjo | Nagano | Gold |
| Momokawa | "Sugidama" Ginjo Junmai | Aomori | Gold |
| Myoko Shuzo | Koshi no Setsugekka "Junmai Ginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Nagurayama Shuzo | "Yokikana" Junmai Ginjo | Fukushima | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Adatara Ginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Hiden Yamahai" | Akita | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Junmai Ginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten | Ise no Hana | Mie | Gold |
| Sohomare Shuzo | Sohomare "Junmai Ginjo" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Suishin Yamane Honten | Suishin "Tokusen Junmai Ginjoshu" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Suzuki Shuzoten | Hideyoshi "Junmai Ginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Tenzan Shuzo | Shichida "Junmai Ginjo" | Saga | Gold |
| Tokoyama Shuzo | Jozan "Junmai Ginjo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei "Junmai Ginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Chiyokotobuki Toraya | Chiyokotobuki "Junmai Ginjo" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Dewasansan" Junmai Ginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Omachi" Junmai Ginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Summer Moon" Ginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Yamadanishiki" Junmai Ginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Gochoda Shuzo | Azumaichi "Yamadanishiki Junmai Ginjo" | Saga | Silver |
| Goto Shuzojo | Seiun "Hayate Kami no Ho" Junmai Ginjo | Mie | Silver |
| Hamachidori | Hamachidori "Gingingashikomi" Junmai Ginjo | Iwate | Silver |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Muku" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kusumi Shuzo | "Natsuko Monogatari Hanabi" | Niigata | Silver |
| Mikunihare Shuzo | Maboroshi no Taki "Junmai Ginjo" | Toyama | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Kippuku Kinju" Junmai Ginjo | Nagano | Silver |
| Naba Shoten | "Ryu no Namida" Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Ginjoshu" | Gunma | Silver |
| Nakao Jozo | Seikyo "Junmai Ginjo Omachi" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Nishida Shuzoten | Nishida "Kikuizumi Hyakuyonju" Ginjo | Aomori | Silver |
| Nishiyama Shuzojo | "Hanafubuki" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Seitoku Meijo | Seitoku "Ginjo" | Gunma | Silver |
| Takano Shuzo | "Koshi no Tousetsuka" | Niigata | Silver |
| Takara Sake USA Inc. | Shochikubai "Rei" Junmai Ginjo Namachozo | California | Silver |
| Takeda Shuzoten | Katafune | Niigata | Silver |
| Watanabe Shuzoten | Horai "Dento Karakuchi" Ginjo | Gifu | Silver |
| Yagi Shuzobu | "Tanbayajihee" Junmai Ginjo | Ehime | Silver |
| Yamagata Honten | "Kaori" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Ikko" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Fujii Shuzo | Ryusei "Ryuka" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Gochoda Shuzo | Azumaichi "Yamadanishiki Junmaishu" | Saga | Gold |
| Goto Shuzoten | Benten "Tokubetsu Junmai Genshu Dewa no Sato 100%" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Hakurei Shuzo | Hakurei "Koden" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Kyoto | Gold |
| Honke Matsuura Shuzojo | Narutotai "Ukareahou no Awaodori" Junmai | Tokushima | Gold |
| Imanishi Seibei Shoten | Harushika "Umakuchi Yodanshikomi Junmaishu" | Nara | Gold |
| Imazato Shuzo | Rokujuyoshu "Junmaishu Yamadanishiki" | Nagasaki | Gold |
| Kato Kahachiro Shuzo | Oyama "Tomizu" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Junmai55" | Fukui | Gold |
| Kawakei Shoten | Tachibanaya "Hitomebore" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Kikuchi Shuzo | Sanzen "Junmai Yamadanishiki" | Okayama | Gold |
| Kikuisami | Kikuisami "Dewanosato Sanjurokuninshu" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kitaya | Soden "Yamahai Jikomi" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Fukuoka | Gold |
| Kobe Shushinkan | Fukuju "Mikagego" Junmaishu | Hyogo | Gold |
| Matsuse Shuzo | Matsu no Tsukasa "Junmaishu" | Shiga | Gold |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Miyasaka "Yawaraka Junmai" | Nagano | Gold |
| Momokawa | "Nebuta Tanrei Junmaishu" | Aomori | Gold |
| Myoko Shuzo | Myokosan "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Niigata | Gold |
| Nakao Jozo | Seikyo "Junmai Takehara" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Iwate | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Yamahai Junmai" | Akita | Gold |
| Saura | Urakasumi "Junmaishu" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten | Zaku "Gen no Tomo" | Mie | Gold |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shirakabe Gura "Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Sohomare Shuzo | Sohomare "Kimoto Shikomi Tokubetsu Junmai" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Tenzan Shuzo | Shichida "Junmai" | Saga | Gold |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Kimoto Junmaishu" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Yoshinogawa | Gokujo Yoshinogawa "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Niigata | Gold |
| Choryo Shuzo | "Futaho Omachi Tokubetsu Junmaishu 2008 Jozo" | Nara | Silver |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Yamahai Tokubetsu Junmai" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Gassan Shuzo | Gassan "Junmai" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Gekkeikan Sake USA, Inc. | Gekkeikan "Haiku" | California | Silver |
| Hamachidori | Hamachidori "Junmaishu" | Iwate | Silver |
| Ishizuchi Shuzo | Ishizuchi "Muroka Junmai Funeshibori" | Ehime | Silver |
| Kasumitsuru | Kasumitsuru "Yamahai Tokubetsu Junmai" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Koimari Shuzo | Koimari "Saki" Junmaishu | Saga | Silver |
| Kurosawa Shuzo | Kurosawa "Junmai Kimoto" | Nagano | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Okuden Kantsukuri" Junmai | Nagano | Silver |
| Myoko Shuzo | Koshi no Setsugekka "Junmai" | Niigata | Silver |
| Nakano BC | Kinokuniya Bunzaemon "Junmaishu" | Wakayama | Silver |
| Ozeki Sake (U.S.A.), Inc. | Ozeki "Sake 750ml" | California | Silver |
| Sato Sajiuemonjo | Yamatozakura "Dewa no Sato" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shochikubai Shirakabe Gura "Kimoto Junmai" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Tentaka Shuzo | Tentaka "Yuki Junmai" | Tochigi | Silver |
| Tenzan Shuzo | Tenzan "Jizake" | Saga | Silver |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo "Junmaishu" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Junmaishu" | Chiba | Silver |
| Yano Shuzo | "Hizen Kuragokoro" Tokubetsu Junmai | Saga | Silver |
| Yano Shuzo | "Takenosono" Junmaishu | Saga | Silver |
| Yumegokoro Shuzo | "Naraman" Muroka Binhiire Junmaishu | Fukushima | Silver |
