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The Rare Oak That Japanese Whisky Uses For Its Aging Process
Native to Japan, the mizunara oak was reportedly first used en masse when Japanese people faced serious shortages in the aftermath of World War II. At that time, distillers turned to local ...
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LARK Distillery Channels Japanese Craftsmanship With Mizunara Batch 2 Whisky
What begins with the distillery’s superlative single malt gets finished in Japanese Mizunara oak and takes on all the more complexity as a result. Score a bottle for a cool AUD$1,000 starting 3 ...
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The new dawn of Japanese whisky
sweet medicinal smoke); an 18-year-old Mizunara-oak-cask-matured Yamazaki (Mizunara oak has become something of a calling card for inimitable and complex Japanese incense aromas); and finally, a smoky ...
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Dewar's Releases Double Double 21 Year Aged in Mizunara Oak Casks
The new bottle from the second most popular Scotch whisky brand in the U.S. is delicious—and surprisingly affordable for its pedigree. “We’ve built a steady pipeline of premium innovations ...
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First taste of a whisky that costs US$35,000
Hibiki 30 leverages the sandalwood aromatics of Japanese Mizunara oak. The heart malt of Hibiki 40, however, was matured in American white oak. It’s responsible for the whisky’s sunburnt ...