Yamazaki Mizunara 18 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky, Japan Santa Duc and cooler cellar where it

and cooler cellar where it remains until bottling

due to extreme diurnal temperature shifts

Smells like walking through dry brush after a storm—black pepper

one concrete

and both sweet and bitter orange—that macerate for three weeks in a non-GMO neutral grain spirit

Yamazaki Mizunara 18 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky, Japan Santa Duc and cooler cellar where itA rare, long aged single malt matured exclusively in Mizunara oakYamazakis most elusive and technically demanding cask regime. The 18 channels the varietal signature of this oak: sandalwood, temple incense, coconut husk, and delicate spice, carried on a supple, fine grained frame shaped by slow evaporation and oxidative concentration. Silky texture, deeply integrated tannins, and a long, aromatic finish make this one of the most distinctive