Frank August Case Study 01 Mizunara Cask Bourbon Whiskey

Case Study 01 is Frank August's Kentucky bourbon finished in medium-toasted Japanese Mizunara oak — under 1,000 bottles at 114.4 proof, and Breaking Bourbon gave it 4 out of 5 for sandalwood, cigar box, and baking spice the American oak never had. Frank August is Johnathan Crocker's sourced-Kentucky brand in the peel-the-label decanter bottle; the Case Study series is where it experiments, one finish or blend at a time. Mizunara is the rare, porous Japanese oak that Suntory and Nikka use for their most prized casks — hard to cooper, prone to leaking, and unmistakable in the glass; Frank August finished four-plus-year Kentucky straight bourbon in medium-toasted Mizunara barrels, pulling samples every thirty days until it was right, and bottled at 114.4 proof. Breaking Bourbon: baking spice, sandalwood, and a hint of pear on an approachable nose; butterscotch, baking spice, white pepper, nutmeg, toffee, caramel, leather, cigar box, and toasted oak on the palate, wood accents throughout; and a long finish of allspice, tobacco, and caramel chews, dry on the back end. Honest note: Mizunara-finished bourbon is rare and usually expensive, and this is one of the few done at a serious proof — for the Japanese-whisky drinker, the finish collector, and the drinker who wants to know what sandalwood tastes like in bourbon. Neat, in a Glencairn. Case Study 01, Mizunara.

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