{"product_id":"kentucky-owl-takumi-edition","title":"Kentucky Owl Takumi Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakumi Edition. Kentucky Owl — a Japanese Mizunara oak finished Kentucky straight bourbon, bringing the East-meets-West flavor philosophy to the Kentucky Owl program through the application of Mizunara Japanese oak finishing to an aged Kentucky bourbon base.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Takumi' (匠) means artisan or master craftsman in Japanese — a name that frames the Mizunara oak finishing as a craft collaboration between Kentucky bourbon tradition and Japanese cooperage heritage. Mizunara oak (Quercus mongolica) imparts incense, sandalwood, and coconut character that is completely absent from American and European oak, adding a layer of flavor complexity to the Kentucky bourbon base that no American cask type can replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Takumi Edition is one of the few expressions in the Wooden Cork catalog to apply Mizunara finishing to American bourbon, alongside WhistlePig's Japanese fermentation experiments in the Boss Hog series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Owl \/ Stoli Group, Louisville, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Mizunara Oak Finished\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mizunara Japanese oak\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/kentucky-owl\"\u003eKentucky Owl at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Mizunara oak add to bourbon?\u003c\/strong\u003e Incense, sandalwood, and coconut character that American and European oak cannot produce. Mizunara grows only in Hokkaido and takes 200+ years to reach barrel size, making it the rarest cooperage wood used in whiskey finishing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Takumi mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e Artisan or master craftsman in Japanese — framing the Mizunara oak finishing as a craft collaboration between Kentucky bourbon tradition and Japanese cooperage heritage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What does Mizunara oak add to bourbon?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Incense, sandalwood, and coconut \\u2014 character American and European oak cannot produce. Mizunara grows only in Hokkaido and takes 200+ years to reach barrel size.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What does Takumi mean?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Artisan or master craftsman in Japanese \\u2014 framing the Mizunara finishing as a craft collaboration between Kentucky bourbon tradition and Japanese cooperage heritage.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Kentucky Owl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42900593836103,"sku":"Y 449829","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/0640\/2375\/files\/kentucky-owl-takumi_30646c82-9c4e-40f6-a563-a72251d2e0f8.png?v=1782410134","url":"https:\/\/bourbonnest.com\/products\/kentucky-owl-takumi-edition","provider":"Bourbon Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}