Today awamori is offered when guests come to visit, during celebrations, festivals, and other events throughout the year. When it comes to buying awamori, there are many kinds to choose from. If that doesn't make it hard enough to choose, they also come in variety of containers, from clay jars that sit in woven baskets to beautiful bottles that can be used afterwards as vases, and others are typical liquor bottles. There are also special edition containers made from hand- blown glass or have special etchings on them, or a bottle of it can be put in storage when a baby is born. A photo of the baby is put on the label and when the child reaches a certain age, usually 20, they are given the bottle on that birthday. Collecting all of the various types of Awamori and the beautiful jars, bottles, and vases it comes in will require space equivalent to small shed, just because of the endless varieties available.
If you do decide to try awamori, make sure it's room temperature or colder (unlike sake which is served hot), dilute it with water and ice cubes, or try this recipe: Mix orange and lemon juice with Awamori, the add touch of grenadine for a drink called Sunset. Kampai (Cheers)!