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 “Horin” brand junmai daiginjo wins Grand Gold Medal and “Bizan Gold” rice shochu wins Gold Medal.
Gekkeikan’s top class sake, “Horin” brand junmai daiginjo (literally “pure rice ultra premium quality sake”), has been awarded a Grand Gold Medal in the Spirits & Liqueurs Division of the 2007 Monde Selection international food and beverage competition. This is the second consecutive year that Horin has been awarded the Grand Gold Medal.
Horin is made from a combination of two Japanese sake-brewing rice varieties - Gohyakumangoku and Yamada Nishiki - which are milled to 50% their original size. Brewed slowly at low temperatures, this sake develops a pleasantly rich fragrance and smooth taste. Horin's name is derived from a combination of two mythical creatures from ancient Chinese tradition: the fantastic long-tailed Ho-O bird and the Kirin, a virtuous beast resembling a cross between a deer and ox.
“Bizan Gold” rice Shochu (distilled traditional Japanese beverage) was also awarded a Gold medal making this the third consecutive year to be awarded a Gold Medal. (Bizan Gold was awarded a Grand Gold Medal winner in 2005 and a Gold Medal in 2006). As a third consecutive Gold Medal winner, Bizan Gold was additionally awarded the "International High Quality Trophy 2007." Bizan Gold is carefully aged in oak barrels and blended to result in a mellow and luxurious shochu.
Monde Selection is a globally-renowned food and beverages organization based in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Since 1961, Monde Selection has held an annual competition to select and pay recognition to outstanding food and beverage products from around the world. Monde Selection Grand Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded based on the evaluations of its juries of experts to the best entries in various food and beverage categories.
| ◆ Competition |
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2007 Monde Selection |
| ◆ Category entered |
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Spirits & Liqueurs |
| ◆ Award ceremony |
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Monday, May 28 in Barcelona, Spain |
 Japanese (200705_02)
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(200706_A)
