Gangwon Deep Sea Water’s Cheonnyeon Dongan Wins Diamond and Grand Gold Awards at Water Tasting Competition for Seven Consecutive Years

Gangwon Deep Sea Water announced that it has won top honors?including the Diamond and Grand Gold awards?for seven consecutive years at the “2026 World Water Day 10th Drinking Water and Water Purifier Tasting Competition (hereinafter Water Taste Competition),” organized by the Korean International Sommelier Association.
This year’s Water Taste Competition, held to commemorate World Water Day, evaluated 43 products across eight categories, including still water, deep sea water, brackish groundwater, sparkling water, and water purifiers. Seven national water sommeliers conducted blind tastings and selected the award-winning products based on 14 criteria, including visual appearance, aroma, taste, and overall quality.
Gangwon Deep Sea Water once again received the Diamond Award, which is given only to brands that have maintained excellent quality for six consecutive years, demonstrating the brand’s strong product competitiveness through recognition at this prestigious competition.
In particular, the brand Cheonnyeon Dongan achieved strong results: ▲ “Cheonnyeon Dongan 80” and ▲ “Cheonnyeon Dongan 120” (members-only product) received the Grand Gold Award, while ▲ “Cheonnyeon Dongan Kids Water,” ▲ “Cheonnyeon Dongan Baby Water,” and ▲ “Cheonnyeon Dongan 240” (members-only product) received Gold awards.
“Cheonnyeon Dongan” is a premium deep sea water product drawn from a depth of 605 meters off the clean coast of Goseong in the East Sea, using Korea’s only 6-kilometer single pipeline intake system. It is characterized by a “mineral balance” of magnesium, calcium, and potassium in a 3:1:1 ratio, resulting in a soft and clean taste.
To commemorate the award, Gangwon Deep Sea Water is running a promotion until the 31st on its official Cheonnyeon Dongan online store, offering gift cards to department stores for new subscription customers.
A company representative said, “Receiving the Diamond and Grand Gold awards is very meaningful as it reaffirms the taste and quality of ‘Cheonnyeon Dongan.’ We will continue to maintain strict quality control and research to provide differentiated taste and value as Korea’s leading deep sea water brand.”
Meanwhile, Gangwon Deep Sea Water has also been recognized internationally, winning the highest rating for three consecutive years at the International Taste Institute (ITI) food and beverage evaluation held in Belgium. The company is also actively engaged in social contribution activities, including scholarships for talented youth in Goseong County, book and learning support, and disaster relief donations.


source: https://www.daekyo.com/kr/daekyo/company/news/view?id=2454