{"product_id":"glenallachie-17-year-old-mizunara-and-oloroso-sherry-cask-finish","title":"GlenAllachie 17 Year Old Mizunara \u0026 Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare Japanese oak meets rich Oloroso Sherry hogsheads and puncheons in this limited-edition GlenAllachie, an unreal cask combination that’s been 17 years in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster Distiller and renowned Scotch figure Billy Walker has spearheaded use of the most luxurious (and expensive) oak in the world to combine with his speciality cask of the past fifty years: the Oloroso Sherry cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut why is Mizunara so rarely seen in the whisky world? Not only are there strict limitations on logging this native Japanese tree – not to mention its 200-year age requirement – but as a highly porous oak (Mizunara literally means \"water oak\") with a propensity to leak and twist as it grows, this wood is rife to cause problems throughout coopers' stave-making processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily for us whisky lovers, Mizunara has lots of vanillin compounds and very little tannin, imparting notes of sandalwood, charred oak, and sweet spices – making the brutal effort well worthwhile. Combined with those deep flavours from the Sherry influence, its flavours are further enhanced by being bottled after a long 17-year maturation at 50% ABV, without chill filtration or added colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is only the second time GlenAllachie has ever released a Mizunara-matured whisky; their first sold out in Scotland immediately, and a handful of bottles are still selling on the secondary market in Australia for crazy amounts. Thanks to the Club’s incredible buying power, you coudl get your hands on this second release – with a higher age statement and heftier ABV than the first – for just $395 a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot yet a part of the Club? \u003ca title=\"Join Australia’s biggest whisky community today\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Australia’s biggest whisky community today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to be ready to secure our upcoming releases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GlenAllachie Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490052100175,"sku":"WC0454","price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/glenallachiemizunara_pdp_main.png?v=1787701845","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/glenallachie-17-year-old-mizunara-and-oloroso-sherry-cask-finish","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}