'Hakutsuru Awayuki Sparkling' Wins Gold Award in the Sparkling SAKE Category at the 'Fine Sake Awards Japan 2026'
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing's low-alcohol 'Awayuki Sparkling' won the Gold Award at the Fine Sake Awards Japan 2026. The product features a sweet, fruity aroma and a 5% ABV.
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Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.'s "Hakutsuru Awayuki Sparkling" has won the Gold Award in the Sparkling SAKE category at the "Fine Sake Awards Japan 2026 (*)". In this category, the quality of the bubbles is an important evaluation criterion, so the sake is judged using vintage champagne glasses.
"Hakutsuru Awayuki Sparkling" is a sparkling sake carrying the brand message "Awazuppai." (bubbly and sweet-sour), offering a sweet and refreshing taste with fruit-like aromas. We invite everyone to experience its charm, which was highly evaluated in a champagne glass.
◆ Product Information
Product Name: Hakutsuru Awayuki Sparkling 300ml
Category: Sake (Sparkling)
Suggested Retail Price: 522 yen (excluding tax)
Ingredients: Rice (Domestic), Rice Koji (Domestic Rice) / Carbon Dioxide
Alcohol Content: 5%
Sake Meter Value: -58
Acidity: 3.2
Amino Acid Value: 1.2
Product Features: A sparkling sake with a refreshing, light, and fruit-like flavor.
It features aromas reminiscent of muscat and pear, produced from a proprietary yeast.
Food Pairings: Fruit salad (with citrus and pear), Caprese, white fish carpaccio
▽ Brand Site
https://www.hakutsuru.co.jp/awayuki/
▽ Official Online Shop
https://www.e-hakutsuru.com/products/a6708
* Fine Sake Awards Japan (http://www.finesakeawards.jp/)
This is a blind-tasting contest conducted by experts who endorse the concept of recognizing the power of wine glasses and widely conveying the newly discovered charms of sake, as an initiative aimed at uncovering demand for sake and praying for the inheritance and development of sake culture.
【Inquiries from general customers】
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Customer Consultation Room
TEL: 078-856-7190 (Mon-Fri excluding holidays 9:
"Hakutsuru Awayuki Sparkling" is a sparkling sake carrying the brand message "Awazuppai." (bubbly and sweet-sour), offering a sweet and refreshing taste with fruit-like aromas. We invite everyone to experience its charm, which was highly evaluated in a champagne glass.
◆ Product Information
Product Name: Hakutsuru Awayuki Sparkling 300ml
Category: Sake (Sparkling)
Suggested Retail Price: 522 yen (excluding tax)
Ingredients: Rice (Domestic), Rice Koji (Domestic Rice) / Carbon Dioxide
Alcohol Content: 5%
Sake Meter Value: -58
Acidity: 3.2
Amino Acid Value: 1.2
Product Features: A sparkling sake with a refreshing, light, and fruit-like flavor.
It features aromas reminiscent of muscat and pear, produced from a proprietary yeast.
Food Pairings: Fruit salad (with citrus and pear), Caprese, white fish carpaccio
▽ Brand Site
https://www.hakutsuru.co.jp/awayuki/
▽ Official Online Shop
https://www.e-hakutsuru.com/products/a6708
* Fine Sake Awards Japan (http://www.finesakeawards.jp/)
This is a blind-tasting contest conducted by experts who endorse the concept of recognizing the power of wine glasses and widely conveying the newly discovered charms of sake, as an initiative aimed at uncovering demand for sake and praying for the inheritance and development of sake culture.
【Inquiries from general customers】
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Customer Consultation Room
TEL: 078-856-7190 (Mon-Fri excluding holidays 9: