Discovered on the northernmost island of Japan and taking 200 to 500 years to achieve maturity, Mizunara Oaks produce wooden that’s extra porous and delicate than its European and American cousins. It due to this fact takes probably the most expert craftspeople to show it into whiskey barrels, a few of which have been used to complete Rabbit Gap Mizunara Founder’s Assortment Bourbon. For this restricted launch, Rabbit Gap founder Kaveh Zamanian hand-picked 15-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey barrels from his private assortment and transferred them to Mizunara casks the place they spent an extra 11 months. The ensuing liquid is a darkish amber, with complicated flavors of tobacco, custard, cinnamon, darkish cherry, and a chocolate end. Cask energy at 103.8 proof, it is restricted to 2,200 individually-numbered bottles.