本日あきた発酵中。
“Fermenting in Akita today”

7月18日、第38回目を迎えた全国きき酒選手権大会・秋田県予選（主催：秋田県酒造組合）に秋田市在住の国際教養大学の外国人教員がチャレンジしました！！
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On July 18, foreign faculty members (Akita residents) from “Akita International University” (AIU) challenged “The Qualifying in Akita prefecture” (organized by“Akita Sake Brewers Association”) “38th National sake tasting Championships 2018” !!

 

前回60名中、 7位入賞で今回2回目の挑戦のアキコ・フリシュートさん（ドイツ国籍）は秋田の日本酒の大ファン。今年は残念ながら入賞に到りませんでしたが、既に来年のリベンジに向けてやる気満々です。
Ms. Akiko Frischhut (German)- a big fan of Akita’s sake, who was awarded 7th place out of more than 60 competitors last year, regretfully could not win a prize this second time. After the competition, she has already committed to come back to win a prize next year.

今回、初めての挑戦だったマーク・ディボアさん（カナダ国籍）と宮淑・ディボア夫人（日本国籍）、ジョー・サイクスさん（英国籍）は初めての挑戦で、会場の雰囲気と約70名の参加者の真剣な取り組み様に驚いた様子でした。
Mr. Mark de-Boer (Canadian), Mrs. Miya Shuku de-Boer (Japanese)
and Mr. Joe Sykes (British) challenged the Qualifying for the first time. They were impressed and a little surprised by the serious atmosphere of the hall and the quiet enthusiasm from the 70 other competitors.

4氏とも、1回目のきき酒では違いが分かったようですが、2回目は難しかったようです。競技後の表彰式・懇親会では、高揚感と競技者同志の一体感のなかで、ラベルを貼った秋田の酒を大いに楽しんでいましたが、競技で使われた7種類のお酒をもう一度確かめていたのは、来年に向けて更に期待が持てるところでした。
The four faculty members of AIU seemed confident in identifying the quality of the seven types of sake in the first round, but in the second round maintaining their consistency in identifying the same types was extremely difficult as Japanese competitors also felt. At the awards ceremony and the party after the competition, they enjoyed lots of the clearly labeled sake brewed in Akita, feeling exhilarated and a sense of unity among the competitors. Furthermore, they tasted the seven kinds of sake again to review their results with great anticipation for next year’s competition.

これがAIU外国人教員のエキサイティングな「きき酒選手権」レポートです。
本日あきた発酵中。
This concludes the brief report of the exciting “Qualifying of National sake tasting Championships” for AIU foreign faculty.
“Fermenting in Akita today”