Bushmills Distillery has released eight single malt Irish whiskies – ranging from 10 to 223 years old – comprising their fifth annual Causeway Collection. Three of the eight new whiskies are dubbed ‘innovative’ for Bushmills Irish Whiskey: the 10 Year Old Barolo, the 2010 Double Moscatel, and the 22 Year Old Mizunara. Bushmills Barolo 10 […]
Glenmorangie has traveled to Tokyo and released a new whisky – A Tale of Tokyo – which was partly matured in Japanese mizunara oak casks. Glenmorangie: A Tale of Tokyo whisky was partially matured in Japanese mizunara oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of almond, […]
The House of Suntory has released both Hakushu 18 Year Old Peated Malt and an 18-year-old Yamazaki whisky aged in mizunara oak casks as part of their 100th anniversary celebration – Suntory was founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii who started making whisky at the Yamazaki distillery, located near Kyoto in Japan. 50 years later, […]
Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks. Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before being finished mizunara casks. Only 500 bottles of Courvisier Mizunara are being offered at $2,000 per bottle.
The House of Suntory-owned Yamazaki, the darling of the whisky world a few years ago before a supply shortage followed by a global pandemic severely curtailed their output, has resurfaced and revealed a limited edition Yamazaki Japanese single malt collection – Tsukuriwake Selection – featuring the four foundations of single malt production, mizunara cask-matured, peated […]
Dublin-based Glendalough Distillery has released a seven-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Japanese mizunara casks from the island of Hokkaido. Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Mizunara Finish was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate orange and sandalwood. Glendalough 7 Year Old […]
House of Suntory has released a limited edition Yamazaki 55 – their oldest whisky to date – to the global travel retail market. Suntory Yamazaki 55 is a blend of single malts, first aged in mizunara casks, followed by a further maturation period in white oak casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] […]
Suntory has re-formulatedtheir Yamazaki 25-year-old single malt whisky by sharing the aging process among three types of oak casks – American, Spanish and Japanese mizunara – as they have already done with their 12-year-old and 18-year-old Yamazaki whiskies. Suntory Yamazaki 25 Single Malt Whisky has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and […]