Prevents a distinctive Japanese oak from being mistaken for the default cask of all Japanese whisky. It establishes the author’s description, not current market shares or a comparative quality ranking.
Opening of the mizunara section after a description of Ariake cask charring. This is a qualitative 2018 market account, without a numerical industry inventory.
Ashcraft describes American white oak as the most common maturation wood for whisky, including Japanese whisky, followed by European oak; mizunara casks are used in much smaller numbers and are described as expensive and desirable.
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Mizunara: rare Japanese white oak
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Ashcraft describes American white oak as the most common maturation wood for whisky, including Japanese whisky, followed by European oak; mizunara casks are used in much smaller numbers and are described as expensive and desirable.
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PDF90, supplied357-page2018 edition. Opening of the mizunara section after a description of Ariake cask charring. This is a qualitative 2018 market account, without a numerical industry inventory.
Annotation
Prevents a distinctive Japanese oak from being mistaken for the default cask of all Japanese whisky. It establishes the author’s description, not current market shares or a comparative quality ranking.