Four Gate Whiskey Company has announced its latest very limited Majestic Wood series, featuring Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in exotic oak casks from Japan and Brazil.

Four Gate Whiskey Company started in 2018 with the goal of releasing a limited number of unique batches of whiskey products each year.

The Majestic Wood series will launch with two initial offerings. Both start with a base whiskey of 7 year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The first of the two is then finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak casks, while the second is finished in Brazilian Amburana Oak casks.

Japanese Mizunara Oak is a native tree of Japan. Unlike American White Oak, Mizunara Oak grows in smaller, twisted trunks that produce fewer straight staves. This makes the wood rare and expensive for coopering. In addition, its extremely high moisture content means the staves that are produced require considerably longer drying time before they can be used in a barrel. Thus, Mizunara casks are highly coveted in the industry, and both rare and expensive. But the results are undeniable. The oak lends a sweet sandalwood note to the underlying whiskey creating something unique and flavorful.

The second release, featuring barrels made from Brazilian Amburana Oak are equally unique. Amburana is a tree native to Brazil. It has been popular in that region for making a rum-like spirit called cachaça. The wood itself adds notes of vanilla, baking spices like cloves and cinnamon along with sweet ginger notes to whiskey aged in barrel crafted from the tree.