{"product_id":"shizuoka-2020-single-peated-ex-bourbon-private-cask-2020-695-for-ultimate-spirits-japanese-single-malt-whisky-2024-70cl","title":"Shizuoka 2020 Single Peated Ex-Bourbon Private Cask #2020-695 for Ultimate Spirits Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2024) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eShizuoka 2020 Single Peated Ex-Bourbon Private Cask #2020-695 for Ultimate Spirits Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2024) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis peated whisky from Shizuoka distillery was distilled in 2020 before being bottled in ex-bourbon and bottled in 2024 and bottled as a private cask for The Ultimate Spirits.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Shizuoka\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShizuoka Distillery is generating a lot of excitement among Japanese whisky enthusiasts. Founded in 2016 by Taiko Nakamura, the distillery has rebuilt the mill and wash still from the closed Karuizawa Distillery. Situated approximately halfway between Tokyo and Nagoya, it is high in the mountains on the banks of the Nakakouchi River. The distillery is equipped with a 1-ton mash tun and different types of washbacks made from Oregon pine and Japanese cedar—a nod to sake fermentation. It has two wash stills: one 3,500-liter from the former Karuizawa Distillery and a new direct wood-fired 5,000-liter (referred to as pot still K and W respectively). While Glenfarclas Distillery and others retain direct-fired stills, this is reportedly the only whisky distillery in the world solely burning timber to heat a wash still during distillation. Scottish coppersmiths Forsyths fabricated both the wood-fired wash still and the spirit still, while there is also a hybrid Holstein still on-site. With this setup, Shizuoka is making distillate from 100% Japanese-grown barley, an unusual step, as the majority of whisky distilled in Japan is made from imported barley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e62.9% ABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shizuoka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52789971353938,"sku":"SHIZPC20EXB24","price":349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Shizuoka2020SinglePeatedEx-BourbonPrivateCask_2020-695forUltimateSpiritsJapaneseSingleMaltWhisky_2024_70cl1.jpg?v=1771951971","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/shizuoka-2020-single-peated-ex-bourbon-private-cask-2020-695-for-ultimate-spirits-japanese-single-malt-whisky-2024-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}