◇ Awards ◇

Recently, the global reputation of Japanese whisky has risen.

Matsui whisky has also been awarded one after another at liquor competitions around the world.

We will make whisky that is loved not only in Japan but also by people all over the world.

International Spirits Challenge(ISC) Awards

2023
　Gold Award
　　♦The San-in
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel

2021
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Matsui The Peated
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The San-in
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　　♦The Hakuto

2020
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The San-in
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Hakuto

2019
　Winning a trophy (Best Category Award)
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask

About ISC

The ISC is a world-renowned liquor competition sponsored by Drinks International, a British liquor magazine, with thousands of entries from more than 70 countries around the world every year.

Blind tastings are conducted by renowned experts to select Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze from categories in each category including Whisky, Gin, Vodka and Liqueur.

Together with IWSC and SFWSC, it is called one of the world's three major liquor competitions held once a year.

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition(SFWSC) Awards

2023
　Double Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦The San-in
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　Bronze Award
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　　♦The Hakuto
　　♦The Hakuto Premium

2022
　Double Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Matsui The Peated
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The Tottori
　Gold Award
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Silver Award
　　♦The San-in
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　　♦The Hakuto

2021
　Double Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi」
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　Silver Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Matsui The Peated
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Hakuto
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The San-in
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel

2020
　Double Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Matsui The Peated
　　♦The San-in
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The Tottori
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel

2019
　Double Gold Award
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Matsui The Peated
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask

About SFWSC

Founded in 2000, the SFWSC is one of the most influential liquor competitions in the world.
In judging, judges such as bartenders, restaurant chefs, distribution buyers, and beverage journalists conduct blind tastings for each category to determine each award.

Among them, the highest gold award (Double Gold) is awarded to products that have received a perfect score from all the judges.

Together with IWSC and ISC, it is called one of the world's three major liquor fairs held once a year.

Official website: https://www.sfspiritscomp.com/

International Wine and Spirit Competition(IWSC) Awards

2023
　Silver Award
　Scored 91 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　Silver Award
　Scored 90 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　Bronze Award
　Scored 89 Points
　　♦The Hakuto
　Bronze Award
　Scored 88 Points
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　Bronze Award
　Scored 87 Points
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　Bronze Award
　Scored 86 Points
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The Tottori
　　♦The San-in

2021
　Gold Award
　Scored 96 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　Gold Award
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Silver Award
　Scored 93 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　Silver Award
　Scored 92 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　Silver Award
　Scored 91 Points
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Hakuto
　Bronze Award
　Scored 89 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Tottori
　Bronze Award
　Scored 88 Points
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Bronze Award
　Scored 87 Points
　　♦The San-in」
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　Bronze Award
　Scored 85 Points
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask

2020
　Silver Award
　Scored 91 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　Silver Award
　Scored 90 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　Bronze Award
　Scored 89 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　Bronze Award
　Scored 88 Points
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　Bronze Award
　Scored 87 Points
　　♦The Tottori
　Bronze Award
　Scored 86 Points
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　Bronze Award
　Scored 85 Points
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel

About IWSC

The IWSC is a prestigious international wine and spirits competition that has been held in England since 1969, and is considered one of the world's three major liquor competitions.
The world's wines, spirits, whiskys, etc. will be judged strictly by judges selected from all over the world, and gold, silver, and bronze awards will be selected from each category.

Out of the best gold medals, the best of the year trophy will be awarded.

Together with ISC and SFWSC, it is called one of the world's three major liquor fairs held once a year.

World Whiskies Awards(WWA) Awards

2024
　Category Winner (Best Category Award)
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　　♦The Daisen Wine cask

2023
　Category Winner (Best Category Award)
　Gold Award
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Matsui The Peated
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦The Tottori

2021
　Country Winner (Japan's Highest Award)
　Category Winner (Best Category Award)
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Category Winner (Best Category Award)
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　Silver Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　　♦The San-in Ex-Bourbon Barrel

2019
　Category Winner (Best Category Award)
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　Gold Award
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years

About WWA

The World Whiskies Awards (WWA) is a whisky competition organized by Paragraph Publishing, the publisher of the whisky magazine "Whisky Magazine," based in Norwich, United Kingdom.
Originally held biennially as "Best of the Best" starting in 2001, it evolved into the World Whiskies Awards in 2007, becoming an annual event.
This competition focuses exclusively on whiskies produced and owned by clear official bottlings.
Judging is conducted through blind tastings, where the brand names are concealed.
It is unparalleled as the world's premier competition solely dedicated to whisky.

Ultimate Spirits Challeng(USC) Awards

2023
　TOP100 Award
　Chairman's Trophy Winner
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu

2022
　TOP100 Award
　Chairman's Trophy Winner
　Awarded Tried & True
　Scored 97 Points
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　TOP100 Award
　Chairman's Trophy Winner
　Great Value Award
　Awarded Tried & True
　Scored 96 Points
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　TOP100 Award
　Finalist Award
　Scored 96 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi
　Finalist Award
　Great Value Award
　Awarded Tried & True
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu
　Finalist Award
　Awarded Tried & True
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　Finalist Award
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Finalist Award
　Scored 94 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　Great Value Award
　Scored 92 Points
　　♦The Tottori」

2021
　Finalist Award
　Awarded Tried & True
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　Finalist Award
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu

2020
　TOP100 Award
　Chairman's Trophy Winner
　Scored 97 Points
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　TOP100 Award
　Chairman's Trophy Winner
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu
　Finalist Award
　Scored 94 Points
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask
　Finalist Award
　Scored 93 Points
　　♦The Tottori」
　Finalist Award
　Scored 92 Points
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　　♦Matsui Whisky Umeshu

2019
　Finalist Award
　Scored 95 Points
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask
　Finalist Award
　Great Value Award
　Scored 94 Points
　　♦The Tottori」
　Finalist Award
　Scored 94 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi Sherry Cask
　Finalist Award
　Great Value Award
　Scored 93 Points
　　♦The Tottori Ex-Bourbon Barrel
　Finalist Award
　Scored 93 Points
　　♦The Kurayoshi 8 Years
　　♦The Kurayoshi 12 Years
　Finalist Award
　Scored 91 Points
　　♦Matsui Brandy Umeshu

About USC

Based in New York, world-famous whisky critic F. Paul Pakult serves as the founder and chairman of the judging panel, with a panel of whisky and spirits critics from around the world making up the jury. It's a meeting.
It is judged by buyers, bartenders, and bar directors, and is highly trusted by producers, distributors, importers, distributors, and retailers, and has excellent quality, price, and not only taste. Whether or not it is is also included in the evaluation target.
Ratings range from 80 to 100 points in 5-point increments, and those with 85 points or more are posted on the website.
In particular, those with 95 points or more are considered to be the highest rated and are said to be special products that can be recommended in the end.

In addition, only excellent products such as "Top 100" given to products within the top 100 out of all USC entry products and "Chairman's Trophy" given to products with the highest evaluation in each category There are also prizes to be awarded.

Official website: https://www.ultimate-beverage.com/

Jim Murray's Whisky Bible Awards

2024
　Japanese Whiskey Of The Year 2024 Winner
　Japanese Single Malt Of The Year 2024 Winner
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask

2022
　Japanese Whiskey Of The Year 2022 Winner
　　♦The Kurayoshi 18 Years
　Japanese Single Malt Of The Year 2022 Winner
　　♦The Matsui Sakura Cask

2020
　Japanese Single Malt Of The Year 2020 Winner
　　♦The Matsui Mizunara Cask

About Jim Murray

The award is given only to the best products in each category, presided over by Jim Murray, editor of the British whisky magazine Whisky Bible and referred to as "the man who visited the distillery more than anyone else". .
More than 4,500 brands from more than 30 countries were gathered, and all of them were reviewed by Jim Murray alone.

Literally "Whisky Bible", it is "the most comprehensive, internationally influential, and thoroughly researched guidebook on whisky in the world. In other words, it is the Bible of whisky." It is proclaimed

The tasting notes that are given using outstanding and unique expression are also a specialty, and it is one of the most prestigious international liquor competitions that attracts the attention of the spirits industry around the world.

World Gin Awards(WGA) Awards

2024
　Gold Award
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Hakuto

2023
　Silver Award
　　♦The Hakuto
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Hakuto Premium

2022
　Gold Award
　　♦The Hakuto
　Silver Award
　　♦The Hakuto Premium

2020
　Gold Award
　　♦The Hakuto Premium
　Bronze Award
　　♦The Hakuto

About WGA

The WGA is a competition sponsored by "The World Drinks Awards" in the UK, and selects the best gin in each category from over 900 brands submitted from all over the world.

The gin exhibited at the "WGA" is judged by well-known journalists, bartenders, beverage writers, etc. through tastings, and the best brand in each category is awarded "World's Best", and each country is awarded "Country Winner" and "Gold" Winner”, “Silver Winner”, and “Bronze Winner” will be selected.

In addition to gin, there are various divisions such as whiskey and vodka, and many brands gather together, making it one of the world's leading competitions.
Among them, in recent years, Japanese brands have been receiving high praise and have won numerous awards at alcoholic beverage competitions held in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is