KURA ONE® has produced an award-winning commemorative package to celebrate its receipt of the OMOTENASHI Selection 'Gold Award' and 'Grand Gold Award'. The packaging features the KURA ONE® icon 'rice mark' with a traditional Japanese pattern, expressing that sake is made with 'rice', which expresses Japan's diverse regional characteristics in its food culture, and 'craftsmanship', which has been handed down as part of the traditional Japanese culture.

The limited edition award-winning package includes eight sets, including 21 brands and six representative brands of sake breweries that have won awards at home and abroad, as well as an assortment of sake vessels made by Japanese craftsmen. KURA ONE® is a sake bottle experience made with traditional Japanese craftsmanship.

The following eight limited edition sets of award-winning packaging are available.

1. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the 21 Brands (180ml*21)

We have packed 21 products from award-winning sake breweries into a limited edition package commemorating Gold and Grand Gold Award in the OMOTENASHI Selection.

Contents: 180ml*21

Price: JPY 18,000 (excluding tax)

2. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the 6 Premium Brands (180ml*6)

The premium sake assortment includes six brands: 'Genshu (undiluted)', which has a rich flavour without the addition of water; 'Kimoto', which is made using traditional methods and has a modern taste; and 'Champion Sake', which was selected as the top prize at the UK Sake Competition.

Contents: 180ml*6

Price: JPY 7,200 (excluding tax)

3. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the Selected 6 Brands (180ml*6)

An assortment of sake with easily identifiable flavour characteristics, including 'Miyamanishiki' sake rice for light and simple tasting sake, 'Gohyakumangoku' sake rice for clean and crisp tasting sake and 'Omachi' sake rice for full and voluptuous sake. Also included is a 'Genshu (undiluted)' sake, to which no water is added, and a 'dry' sake, which is easy to pair with meals.

Contents: 180ml*6

Price: JPY 4,000 (excluding tax)

4. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the Selected 3 brands (180ml*3) + Cold Sensation Cherry Blossom Sake Vessel*2

Assorted with KURA ONE® and a magical sake vessel that blooms beautiful cherry blossoms when the surface temperature falls below 17°C. This set can be enjoyed with the eyes even before drinking. The sake is beautiful to look at, with labels in red, burgundy and pink, three brands that have received numerous awards both in Japan and abroad.

Contents: 180ml*3 + Cold Sensation Cherry Blossom Sake Vessel (Marumo Takagi Pottery)*2

Price: JPY 5,300 (excluding tax)

5. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the Selected 3 Brands (180ml*3) + NOUSAKU Tin Sake Vessel*1

This is an assortment of KURA ONE® and 100% tin sake vessel made using a casting technique handed down for over 400 years in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. Tin has a high ionic effect and is considered a material that purifies water and makes drinks smoother, allowing you to enjoy the taste of sake like never before.

Contents: 180ml*3 + Tin Sake Vessel (NOUSAKU)*1

Price: JPY 5,200 (excluding tax)

6. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the Selected 3 Brands (180ml*3) + Made in Tsubame Certified Pure Copper Sake Vessel*2

This is an assortment of KURA ONE® and pure copper sake vessels, created with the advanced processing techniques of craftsmen. The sake vessels are manufactured in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, where metalworking has long flourished, and are Made in Tsubame products, certified for their origin and quality safety. The high purity of pure copper has high thermal conductivity, so when you pour cold sake into it, a crisp, cold experience awaits you from the moment you pick up the sake vessels and put it to your lips.

Contents: 180ml*3 + Pure Copper Sake Vessel (Asahi)*2

Price: JPY 5,500 (excluding tax)

7. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set of the Selected 3 Brands (180ml*3) + Kimoto Glass Mai 7 Small*1

This assortment consists of KURA ONE® and a set of handmade glass sake cups made by skilled Japanese glass artisans. The glass sake cups have an original design based on the motif of 'rice'. The elaborate uneven patterns on the inside catch the light and glisteningly illuminate the sake.

Contents: 180ml*3 + Glass Mai 7 Small (Kimoto Glass)*1

Price: JPY 5,000 (excluding tax)

8. ≪Award Celebration Limited Edition≫ KURA ONE® Canned Sake Set with the Aged Sake (180ml*3) + Kimoto Glass Mai 7 Small*1

This set consists of aged sake of such a beautiful amber colour that it is hard to believe it is sake, and a glass sake cup with an original design based on the motif of 'rice'. The elaborate braid on the inside of the sake cup catches the light and reflects the amber colour of the aged sake more fantastically.

Contents: 180ml*3 + Glass Mai 7 Small (Kimoto Glass)*1

Price: JPY 6,000 (excluding tax)

The limited edition set of award-winning packages will be available for order on the online website from today. Shipments will start in late January.