Minoki Mizunara Cask Finished Rum
Minoki Mizunara Cask Finished Rum is an 80-proof (40% ABV) 750mL rum from Japan — a blend of Japanese and Pacific rums finished in rare Japanese mizunara oak casks, then filtered through washed-ashore bleached Japanese corals. The brand calls it the world's first mizunara cask finished and coral filtered rum, and it earned Double Gold and Best of Show at the 2024 WSWA Spirits Competition. Tropical fruit, Japanese plum, and vanilla meet mizunara's signature spiced-oak character. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Style: Japanese + Pacific rum blend, finished in mizunara oak casks, coral filtered
- Origin: Japan
- Awards: Double Gold + Best of Show, 2024 WSWA Spirits Competition
Japan's Oak Meets the Ocean
The legend says Japan's first emperors descended from an ocean princess-dragon living in a palace of corals — and Minoki built a rum around that story. Mizunara, the notoriously temperamental Japanese oak, lends its unmistakable incense-and-spice character to the blend of Japanese and Pacific rums; then the rum is filtered through Japanese corals washed ashore and cleaned, a "sea silk" refinement that leaves it unusually smooth. The pour is bright honey-gold: plum and tropical fruits with vanilla on the nose, oak and pineapple, mango, and spiced coconut on the palate, rounded by mizunara's spiced vanilla. See the Minoki collection and more rum at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Perfume-like tropical fruits with Japanese plum and vanilla on the nose. Smooth, light-bodied palate of oak, pineapple, mango, and toasted spiced coconut. Well-rounded, complex finish with medium body and lingering spiced vanilla.
How to Enjoy
Sip neat or over a single big cube to catch the mizunara character, or in a gently tropical highball with soda and a lime twist.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is mizunara oak?
A rare Japanese oak prized in whisky and now rum finishing for its distinctive incense, spice, and sandalwood character — notoriously difficult to work with, which is why it is so rare.
What does "coral filtered" mean?
After the mizunara finish, the rum is filtered through bleached, cleaned corals washed ashore on the Japanese coastline, which the brand says refines it to a "sea silk" smoothness.
What proof is Minoki rum?
80 proof (40% ABV).
Mizunara oak, meet the ocean — order Minoki Mizunara Cask Finished Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.