Yamazaki 18 Year Mizunara Single Malt Japanese Whisky 2024 Edition 700ml

This 2024 edition is Yamazaki 18 aged entirely in Mizunara, Japanese oak, rather than the mix of woods in the standard 18. Suntory's blenders found that Mizunara needs a long time to give its best, and this is the result, bottled at 48%.

Mizunara is porous and slow, and in old whisky it brings a scent like temple incense and sandalwood. Reddish amber. Dark cherry and ripe peach with cinnamon and nutmeg on the nose; a subtly spiced palate where incense meets fruit and wood; and a long finish of clove, sandalwood and dried coconut.

It's a collector's whisky. To taste Mizunara in a more affordable bottle, the Yamazaki 12 uses some of it in the blend.

Pour a small measure neat into a tulip glass and give it ten minutes.

We carry it in the 700ml size, in very limited quantities. It is also listed with our collector bottles, and the rest of the range is on our Yamazaki page. More bottles are under Japanese whisky, and the rest of our whiskey is a click away. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.