Snow Monkey takes
top beverage honors
Hot Springs-based Snow Monkey Sake Remix, a maker of ready-to-drink canned sake-based beverages, took home top honors during the 2025 San Diego Spirits Festival International Bottle Competition.
The spirits company won a double gold medal, the competition's highest level award, for its Snow Monkey Mandarin + Grapefruit and earned a gold medal for its Snow Monkey Mango + Guava. The company took silver for Snow Monkey Yuzu + Hibiscus and Snow Monkey Dragon Fruit + Key Lime.
"This is a thrilling validation of our belief that sake is the ideal base for a delicious ready-to-drink beverage," said David Knight, CEO of Snow Monkey Sake Remix.
The competition included entries from emerging craft distillers, American merchant bottlers and large distillers a