At the Singapore Sake Challenge 2024, an international sake competition held in Singapore, "Assemblage Club 3 CODE NAME: Taro'", an assemblage sake developed and produced by three Kyoto sake breweries (Masuda Tokubei Shoten, Kitagawa Honke, and Matsui Sake Brewery), won both the Singapore Grand Prize and a Silver Award, alongside many other well-known sakes.

This assemblage opens a new chapter in the world of sake by crossing the boundaries of sake breweries and creating a miraculous blend. The high evaluations it received at last year's Singapore Sake Challenge 2023 and this year's Milan Sake Challenge demonstrate the new possibilities of assemblage.

Singapore exports a relatively large number of Japanese sake brands globally, and the market is a truly competitive one. It boasts the second largest GDP in the world, and is ranked highly by international rating agencies in many areas, including education, entertainment, finance, and healthcare.
In addition, Leaf Publications Co., Ltd., which develops the "Assemblage Club," will establish a company in Singapore in July 2024 and begin delivery services to Singapore on November 7. The company will also actively engage in exporting sake and holding sake events overseas.

Comments from the judges
"This sake first has a warm aroma of bread, nuts, and a slight lactic acidity, which gradually changes to fruity aromas of cantaloupe, melon, and banana. There is also a subtle sweetness reminiscent of dried fruit and dates, and the aftertaste is clean and refreshing, making it a perfect match for a variety of dishes, such as Iberian pork miso-grilled, fried pork belly with curry leaves, skewers, and kinki shabu-shabu."
(Translated from our excerpt)

What is the Sake Challenge?
The Sake Sommelier Academy® (headquarters: London, UK) is an annual sake tasting competition held in countries around the world with the aim of spreading Japanese sake to the world and creating opportunities to enter new markets. It is an independent competition held without sponsors, and focuses on how well the submitted sake matches the market and tastes of the hosting country, with local sake sommelier-certified judges judging the taste and quality. Up until now, it has been held in London, Tokyo, Bordeaux, Luxembourg, Milan, etc., and in the Singapore Sake Challenge 2024, sake sommelier-certified judges from Asian countries, mainly Singapore, will blindly judge the taste and aroma, and make an absolute evaluation of the sophistication of the labels and packaging, and select the Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards.
● List of award-winning sakes
https://singaporesakechallenge.com/ja/awards/
----------------

▲An assemblage of three long-established sake breweries in Kyoto

What is assemblage? / Infinite flavors born from combinations
Assemblage refers to the traditional technique of blending raw wines, and is the mainstream method in France, Italy, Spain, and other countries. Bordeaux wine and Champagne have always been world representatives because of the complex flavors and aromas that can only be created by combining different ingredients. It has also become clear that there are flavors in sake that can only be achieved through assemblage, such as layering flavors and rounding off edges. In addition to the fermentation techniques used by the master brewer, the assemblage technique can broaden the flavor of sake even further.

--------------------------------

Assemblage Club 01 CODE NAME : Taro'

Assemblage recipe: Not disclosed
Ingredients: Rice (domestic), rice malt (domestic rice)
Rice polishing ratio: Not disclosed
アルコール度数：15％
Contents: 720 ml
Storage method: Refrigerate
Manufacturer/Partner breweries: Masuda Tokubei Shoten, Kitagawa Honke, Matsui Sake Brewery
Seller: Leaf Publications Co., Ltd.
*Please enjoy well chilled.

--------------------------------
Assemblage Club 01 CODE NAME: Taro' General sales page is here

・General ordering desk ( https://assemblageclub.myshopify.com/ ）
・A dedicated credit card ordering desk for restaurants ( https://assemblageclub.stores.jp ）
Click here to order using the invoice for restaurants ( https://sakeworld.jp/abc/contact/ ) or call us at (075-632-9453).
Please click here to see the restaurants that are handling our products. https://sakeworld.jp/abc/2024-08-09-720/ ) Please check.

Click here for related articles

From Japan to Singapore! "Sake World NFT" launches Singapore delivery service

♯Singapore