Kaiyo Cask Strength Mizunara Oak Whisky Size:750 ml this eau-de-vie is drawn from

this eau-de-vie is drawn from only a small portion

The opening is subtle

Hella's formula uses both dried and crystallized ginger and lots of real lemon peels

parchment and grass

High West Double Rye stands on its own in cocktails

Kaiyo Cask Strength Mizunara Oak Whisky Size:750 ml this eau-de-vie is drawn fromKaiyo, which translates to Ocean, is a fascinating endeavor in aging. After an initial, land based stint aging, this whiskey spends three months ocean aging before being returned to port in Japan and aged further before bottling. Kaiyo is aged in Mizunara Oak, a rare and expensive Japanese variety of very porous oak. Because the trees grow crooked, they need to be around 200 years old before they will make a barrel. Japanese whiskies are almost never