To honor the life-giving ocean and the long-living pine tree that graces the coasts of Japan, filtered desalinated ocean-water from depths of Pacific ocean is blended with Japanese ocean-side distilled malt whiskies and grain whiskies from abroad after finishing it's curation in Japanese Pine barrels. This unique production process gave name to the whisky, its name Umikiā¦ whereby UMI means OCEAN and KI means TREE in Japanese. Tasting Notes- Nose: A hint of sea breeze and sweet floral and sea weed notes on the nose. Taste: Soothing freshness on the palate with hints of mint. Finish: Long and burst of heather honey smooth finish at the end. ABV: 46%