Whisky Shop W. Exclusive Wine-Finished Yamazaki
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
A couple of years ago, Whisky Shop W. started releasing 300ml bottles with specially vatted malt or grain from their distilleries. They were ideal gifts – interesting for novices (who didn’t want to splash out on full-sized bottles yet) and seasoned whisky drinkers (who are always keen to try different expressions) alike – and became very popular. Today, Whisky Shop W. are starting to sell their fifth release. This time it is a 10-year old Yamazaki that has been finished for 2 years in red-wine casks. This is further proof of a relatively recent trend towards wine-finishing in Japanese whisky (after Mars' wine-finished Iwai Tradition and 10yo, and Suntory’s Hibiki Deep Harmony). [For more information see my contribution to the next issue of Whisky Magazine.]
It is bottled at 43% abv and although the reported outturn is 1,500, Whisky Shop W. have informed us that (initially) 600 of these will be offered for sale in their online shop. Sounds like the perfect Christmas gift… but I wouldn’t wait for someone else to realize that. Grab one while you can!
A couple of years ago, Whisky Shop W. started releasing 300ml bottles with specially vatted malt or grain from their distilleries. They were ideal gifts – interesting for novices (who didn’t want to splash out on full-sized bottles yet) and seasoned whisky drinkers (who are always keen to try different expressions) alike – and became very popular. Today, Whisky Shop W. are starting to sell their fifth release. This time it is a 10-year old Yamazaki that has been finished for 2 years in red-wine casks. This is further proof of a relatively recent trend towards wine-finishing in Japanese whisky (after Mars' wine-finished Iwai Tradition and 10yo, and Suntory’s Hibiki Deep Harmony). [For more information see my contribution to the next issue of Whisky Magazine.]
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thanks a lot
wolfgang / mannheim, germany
Any idea wich wine is used (i don't remember drinking so much japanese red-wine in Japan)?
Sadly I won't be able to try it, away from Japan now.