But this is where things get interesting: Of late, a particular type of wood, the finicky Japanese oak tree known as mizunara, has become the flavor of the month, so to speak. And this time ...

“For Dewar’s Japanese Smooth, this mizunara finish enhances the signature Dewar’s heathery ... With limited access to supplies, and no access to white oak, even the local soggy oak trees seemed like ...

But the real rarity value derives from the fact that only one or two in 100 Japanese oak trees can be processed into barrels. That is because the trees must be at least four meters tall and have ...