Bainbridge Battle Point Two Islands Hokkaido Mizunara Cask
- Grain to glass
- Core range
- Proof
- 86
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- WheatStraight Organic Wheat Whiskey Finished in Hokkaido Mizunara Whiskey Casks
- MSRP
- $99.95
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“Washington organic wheat whiskey given a second rest in rare Japanese mizunara oak.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- Honey and baking spice over fragrant mizunara oak, with almond pastry, lemon curd and shaved coconut
- palate
- Tropical fruit, cinnamon and nutmeg layered with toasted coconut, marshmallow, iced pound cake and honeyed almond
- finish
- Long and rich, tropical fruit and incense-like oak lingering before it settles into a sweet, pastry-soft close
Mash bill
- Organic soft white wheat100%
100% organic soft white wheat. This is Battle Point, the distillery's all-wheat whiskey, made from a heritage soft white wheat that Washington family farms grow organically for Bainbridge. There is no corn, rye or barley in the recipe, so the mizunara finish works on a single soft grain.
- Cask
- New charred American white oak, 53-gallon, No. 3 char
- Finish
- 8–12 months in 66-gallon single-use Japanese mizunara oak casks
Awards
- World's Best Wheat Whiskey — World Whiskies Awards 2019
Why it's craft
Instead of a familiar wine or spirit cask, this finish uses 66-gallon single-use casks of Japanese mizunara oak coopered in Hokkaido, the same oak species the distillery uses for its Yama whiskey. The base is Battle Point, its own all-organic wheat whiskey, distilled and aged on Bainbridge Island by the independent, family-owned distillery Keith Barnes founded in 2009.
Bainbridge Organic Distillers
Family-owned · Est. 2009