Spicy, fruity, complex, and keeps you reaching for the glass over and over again.
#Kaiyo japanese whiskey series
The most affordable bottle of the series and also one of my personal favorites. Then moves over to warm spiced oak, but goes back towards the tropics at the end. White pepper and other spices along the way.įinish: Begin with some citrus, think orange and tangy grapefruit, alongside a hint of sea spray. Palate: Nearly weightless, quite delicate more malt-driven than oak. Nose: Another fruity number, but more tropical this time around. These casks are handmade due to Mizunara oaks delicate wood grain.
Let’s give it a try! Review: 7 Years Old Kaiyō Whisky Japanese Mizunara Oak Finish The SINGLE Kaiyo whiskey is matured in the finest Japanese Mizunara oak casks. So was this whisky originally distilled there, teaspooned, then given the Kaiyō treatment afterwards? Nikka and Asahi are connected, too, so it fits in with the Kaiyō narrative. Nikka Whisky of course makes both Coffey Malt and Coffey Grain up in Miyagikyo on a Coffey still. Looking around online you see a lot of indications that this is a whisky created using “coffee malt,” likely some confusion there with Coffey malt. Whisky Advocate 92 points 14 TOP 20 WHISKIES Mizunara oak is the modern signature of Japanese whisky, and Kaiyo- whisky enables inquisitive imbibers to savor the spice, incense, and sandalwood flavors of this rare wood for an attractive price. Single cask? Seems like we would get a cask number in that case. Kaiyo Japanese Malt Mizunara Aged 86 Proof Japanese Whisky 750 mL. Single malt? Unlikely, given Kaiyō is specific about using teaspooned whiskies. Bourbon casks on land, then Kaiyō’s own mizunara casks at sea. Now, I don’t really know where to draw the line between “Mizunara Oak” and “Mizunara Oak Finish.” But apparently it’s somewhere after 3 years of maturity. Next, it’s specifically a “Mizunara Oak Finish” rather than simply “Mizunara Oak.” Given what we heard about the other bottles, the 7 Years Old bottle is likely aged significantly longer prior to its journey at sea, the Kaiyō trademark.
For starters, it’s the only one with an age statement. This puts us in a better position to get into the whiskies themselves! The last bottle of the series we’re reviewing is the only one with an age statement, at 7 years.ħ Years Old Kaiyō Japanese Mizunara Oak Finish The SINGLE is a slight departure from the other bottles we’ve reviewed. In our recent report we learned much more about the story behind Kaiyō Whisky.
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