Produced by Japanese drink giant Suntory, it can be found in vending machines for 100-120 Yen and also at convenience stores and supermarkets.
At approximately 1100 (Honolulu time) on March 16, 2008, then 69-year-old Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie left the Hawaii Yacht Club, Honolulu, in the Suntory Mermaid II, bound for Japan.