A. Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey
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Hatozaki Omakase Rye Mizunara Cask Finish
Rye
Hatozaki // Japan
RARE
Produced at the Kaikyō Distillery, this bottling is made with at least 51% rye and is produced in small batches of no more than 10 casks which are hand-selected by Master Distiller & Blender Kimio Yonezawa. Initial maturation is done in new charred oak barrels before a finishing in Japanese Mizunara oak casks.
This limited edition release is the 3rd edition in the brand's Omakase Series and is exclusive to the US. Just 3,000 bottles are available beginning April 2024.
Produced at the Kaikyō Distillery, this bottling is made with at least 51% rye and is produced in small batches of no more than 10 casks which are hand-selected by Master Distiller & Blender Kimio Yonezawa. Initial maturation is done in new charred oak barrels before a finishing in Japanese Mizunara oak casks. This limited edition release is the 3rd edition in the brand's Omakase Series and is exclusive to the US. Just 3,000 bottles are available beginning April 2024. (SRP $95)
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RyeUnlike bourbon, rye whiskey can be made anywhere in the world. But if made in the US, the mash bill recipe must be at least 51% rye and it must be aged in new, charred oak barrels with no age requirement. Elsewhere, the rye whiskey will be made keeping the country of origin's rules regarding the recipe and minimum aging.
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Cask Typenew charred oak, finished in Japanese Mizunara oak casks
Tasting Notes
"Aromas and flavors of banana peel and its fruit rush right to the front of the line like eager holiday shoppers. Keeping a steadier pace behind this flavor profile are herbal notes of dried sage and bay leaves, with sweet aromatic spices like cardamom, tonka bean, clove, cherry wood, and allspice (it tastes a bit like gingerbread with banana-vanilla cream). Because the whisky carries such dense, spicy aromatics, it benefits from a rock or two of ice, or one big one, to even it out. "
Added by
Amanda Schuster
Score
85