Kaiyo Cask Strength Mizunara Oak Whisky Casa D'Aristi purple sage

purple sage

is these days one of the most called for bitter liqueurs in the creation of a White Negroni

and more chocolatey than your typical - unmalted - rye whiskey

creating authentic tiki and rum cocktails that demand traditional Caribbean flavors

Kaiyo Cask Strength Mizunara Oak Whisky Casa D'Aristi purple sageKaiyo, which translates to Ocean, is a fascinating endeavor in aging. After an initial, land based stint aging, this whiskey spends three months ocean aging before being returned to port in Japan and aged further before bottling. Kaiyo is aged in Mizunara Oak, a rare and expensive Japanese variety of very porous oak. Because the trees grow crooked, they need to be around 200 years old before they will make a barrel. Japanese whiskies are almost never