Umeshu Yamazaki Cask

Maturing in whisky casks gives the Umeshu Yamazaki Cask very special notes of wood and vanilla in combination with fruity components from the ume. Only local fruit is used, without the use of colorants or other additives. Aromas of almonds, apricot and dried fruit round off the balanced taste of this Umeshu. This premium liqueur is made particularly delicious by a small proportion of whisky (5%), which gives it a perfect balance between sweetness and acidity. Slight notes of the whisky cask can be detected in the finish. Umeshu is bottled in traditional Suntory whisky bottles at the Yamazaki distillery. The ume is often referred to as a Japanese plum, but in botanical terms it is a type of apricot.

Umeshu is a popular and traditional drink in Japan and is drunk straight, on the rocks or, especially in summer, extended with soda water. Umeshu Yamazaki Cask creates a real taste explosion in the mouth.

Umeshu
Japanese spirit
Net quantity: 700ml
Alcohol content: 17% vol.
For sale to persons of legal age only
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

Suntory is one of the five largest spirits producers in the world and Japan's largest whisky producer with a market share of 70 percent. The company was founded in 1899 by Shinjiro Torii and is one of the oldest in the distribution of alcoholic beverages. Originally Suntory was a brewery and distillery, but the business areas have been steadily expanded. Today Suntory produces almost everything from coffee and soft drinks to fine wines, alcopops, beer, ice cream and flowers. The company is based in Osaka. In April 2014, Suntory bought out the spirits giant Beam Inc. for 13.6 billion dollars. Since then, the company has been represented in Germany as Beam Suntory. The Suntory Group includes brands such as Laphroaig, Marker's Mark, Canadian Club, Sauza Tequila and the German winery Robert Weil. However, Suntory is known beyond Japan for its excellent whiskies such as Yamazaki and Hibiki. The Yamazaki Single Malt was launched in 1984 and won the gold medal at the International Spirit Competition (ISC) in Great Britain for the first time in 2003. Since then it has been celebrated as the best-selling Japanese Single Malt. Suntory ISC has already received the coveted "Distiller of the Year" award several times in a row. Nowadays, the company can hardly be saved from prizes for its great whiskies. Suntory also became famous through the film "Lost in Translation" by Sofia Coppola with Bill Murray in the leading role. This is where the famous quote "For relaxing times make it Suntory time!" came from, which Bill Murray had to recite in a commercial for Hibiki 17. Many people claim that this was the beginning of the boom after Japanese whisky.