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reviews/Ichiros Malt Mizunara Wood Release.md

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+**Ichiro's Malt - Pure Malt Whisky - Mizunara Wood Reserve / 46%**
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+*Tasted neat*
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+The Mizunara Wood Reserve (MWR) is whisky distilled at Chichibu, aged probably in mostly ex-bourbon casks, then vatted and married in Mizunara Japanese oak.  It is natural colour and non-chill-filtered.  There is no age statement.
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+* **Color:** tawny (1.4)
+* **Nose:** sliced pear, peppermint, pine needles, stewed blackberries, hibiscus
+* **Taste:** cinnamon, coca cola, wood spice, hongshaorou (soy-brown-sugar braised pork), christmas spiced wine and ginger
+* **Finish:** brief but vivid
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+It's basic but a good introduction to Mizunara, with a lot less subtlety than the finishes on, say, the Chivas Mizunara wood finish 12/18 year old blends.  Very much more wood-forward, but not a bottle I would personally keep in stock.  But if I get one in a lottery / set deal, I won't be unhappy to get another one!
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+**Rating: 5/10**