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Old-school Japanese whisky aged in Mizunara oak casks are Yamazaki's specialty

Mr Shinji Fukuyo is the chief blender at the Yamazaki distillery, which is behind the Yamazaki Mizunara 2017 edition (above).
Mr Shinji Fukuyo is the chief blender at the Yamazaki distillery, which is behind the Yamazaki Mizunara 2017 edition (above). PHOTOS: BEAM SUNTORY
Mr Shinji Fukuyo (above) is the chief blender at the Yamazaki distillery, which is behind the Yamazaki Mizunara 2017 edition.
Mr Shinji Fukuyo (above) is the chief blender at the Yamazaki distillery, which is behind the Yamazaki Mizunara 2017 edition. PHOTOS: BEAM SUNTORY
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The Yamazaki Mizunara 2017 edition is aged in casks made of Japanese Mizunara wood, a material the distillery has been working with since the 1930s