Here is a list of 2024 Australian Sake Awards juries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INTERNATIONAL GUEST JUDGE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ken Oda<\/td>
Head Researcher, Department of Microbiological Research, National Research Institute of Brewing Japan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
JUDGE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
(Full name, Company name\/Trading name, names in alphabetical order)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alan Trinh<\/td>
Heaven\u2019s Sake<\/td><\/tr>
Alia Adele Alidenes<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Andrew McDonald<\/td>
Japan Speciality Imports<\/td><\/tr>
Ayuri Michimoto<\/td>
Hyatt Regency Sydney<\/td><\/tr>
Brian Ye<\/td>
Wine Knight Pty Ltd<\/td><\/tr>
Chie Maruyama<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Daniel Zahrooni<\/td>
Cerbaco Distribution<\/td><\/tr>
David Barnett<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Dennis Han<\/td>
Wine Knight Consulting<\/td><\/tr>
Edward Lynch-Bell<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Geoff Koch<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Graham Jones<\/td>
Yoi Yoi<\/td><\/tr>
Guy Vaillant<\/td>
Dan Murphy\u2019s Lane Cove Cellar<\/td><\/tr>
Hongtao Chen<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Jasmine Yang<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Kana Aoyama<\/td>
Sakedokoro Namara<\/td><\/tr>
Kanae Omote<\/td>
Sakelier<\/td><\/tr>
Kelvin Yu Kit Fan<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Koji Shibata<\/td>
Colours of Japan PL \/ Izakaya Fujiyama<\/td><\/tr>
Kylie Eklund-Denman<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Li Min<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Lynn Chan<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Marcus Wong<\/td>
Rei Izakaya<\/td><\/tr>
Mari Nakatani<\/td>
Osaka Bar Sake and Dining<\/td><\/tr>
Mark Ferguson<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Masahiro Takahashi<\/td>
Sakenet Australia Pty Ltd<\/td><\/tr>
Mathew Barnes<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Matt Froude<\/td>
Municipal<\/td><\/tr>
Mavis Lu<\/td>
Wine Knight Consulting<\/td><\/tr>
Naoki Ito<\/td>
Haco<\/td><\/tr>
Naomi Washiashi<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Runa Shibata<\/td>
Kame House<\/td><\/tr>
Samuel Lam<\/td>
Pinnacle Drinks<\/td><\/tr>
Sean Then<\/td>
LEONIE UPSTAIRS<\/td><\/tr>
Simone Maynard<\/td>
Sake Mistress<\/td><\/tr>
Slava Beliakova<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Soo Ja Im (Hideko)<\/td>
PidegoArt<\/td><\/tr>
Stu Denman<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Tadayoshi Hayakawa<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Terry Ng<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Hart<\/td>
The Oak Barrel<\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Ng<\/td>
Sakelier<\/td><\/tr>
Tommy Po<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Wai Shun Chan<\/td>
Sydney Masonic Center<\/td><\/tr>
William Stewart McIntyre<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>
Wong Tsz Chung Alex<\/td>
Sofitel Adelaide<\/td><\/tr>
Xiaoye Shi<\/td>
Wine Knight Consulting<\/td><\/tr>
Yoshikazu Honda<\/td>
Sake Honda\/Bottle shop Mino<\/td><\/tr>
Yuichi Kanamaru<\/td>
The Star Gold Coast<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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