New Umiki Japanese Whisky Is “Ocean Fused”

Umiki Whisky is a new Japanese whisky that's partially made from desalinated ocean-water and finished in local pine barrels.
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The Umiki Japanese whisky blend is a new Japanese spirit recently to emerge from this whisky making island nation. It pays homage to both the ocean that surrounds it and the long living pine trees that grace Japan’s coasts through the use of these elements in its production process.

Umiki, according to those behind it, is made from “filtered, desalinated ocean-water from the depths of the Pacific Ocean” that’s blended with ” Japanese ocean-side distilled malt whiskies” and imported grain whiskies after finishing the “curation in Japanese pine barrels.”

Plans call for this expression, whose name Umi means Ocean and Ki means Tree in Japanes, to initially be available in North American, Asian markets in April and rest global markets after May and onwards. No immediate price point was given from Yoshino Spirits Co., who is acting as its distributor.

Umiki Whisky
Umiki Whisky (image via Yoshino Spirits)

Very limited official tasting notes suggest this whisky

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Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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