The Macallan 31 Mizunara (1989 vintage)
This is the second edition to the first ever Macallan Single Cask in Japanese Oak, Mizunara.
HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Distilled at THE MACALLAN DISTILLERY in 1989.
ABV: 46.2%
Vol: 70CLe
Cask # I: 17883
Cask # II: 19/080607
Non-Chill Filtered
Natural Colour
Cask Type I: Bourbon
Cask Type II: Mizunara
Aged Over 31 YEARS
Bottle Details
Vintage: 1989
Bottled: 2020
Cask: #17883
ABV: 46,2%
Volume: 700ml
Bottles: 190
Type: Mizunara
This Single Malt Scotch Whisky was distilled in June of 1989 at the Macallan Distillery and then aged for 30 years in an ex-Bourbon cask. In 2019 the whisky was filled into a Japanese Oak Cask made of Mizunara grown for over 200 years in the pristine forests of Hokkaido. Here, due to the long and cold winters, the trees grow slower, resulting in a tighter grain ideal for whisky maturation. Mizunara’s porosity and hardness, however, make finishing as rare a whisky as this 1989 Macallan a bold endeavour. The resulting spirit is, the first of its kind and a unique piece of whisky history.
After aging for over 30 years, the spirit was reracked to spend the remainder of its maturation in carefully selected Mizunara wood that had aged over 200 years… An endeavor that to this day has never been undertaken, simply due to the risks and uncertainties around flavour and leakage. Supported by a team of experts from Scotland who carefully monitored the whisky along every step of its maturation, we waited for the perfect moment in time where the marriage between this legendary spirit and the mysterious Mizunara Oak yielded an outcome with the perfect balance of Scottish Highland Single Malt Whisky character and Japanese Oak influence.
