The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Whisky Aged 18 Years 70 CL 50%
Matsui Whisky – Made In Japan
The Kurayoshi Pure Malt 18 Years Old is a whiskey mixed by various Scottish and Japanese single malts. It has long been tradition in Japan to “mix up” with Scottish, and according to the law, whiskey can still be called Japanese. This edition is stored at least 18 years on Fade of American White Before Tapped at 50% alcohol.
Color: Golden.
Fragrance: Deep notes of honey, walnut, vanilla bars and dark spices.
Taste notes: a touch of honey, a touch of mint and lots of delicate vanilla. Some of the finest from Kurayoshi!
Serving suggestions: should be enjoyed clean.
Kurayoshi Distillery is located at the foot of Mt. Daisen in Tottori, Japan. The place is chosen because of the good spring water that you believe in Kurayoshi is one of the most essential parts of a good whiskey, but also because of the climate. The temperature swings a lot, and it causes a greater interaction between the spirits and the dish – therefore, it believes that the whiskey “matures” faster than for example in Scotland. You use a wide variety of kinds of dishes, for example by the Japanese oak type, Mizunara, but also the fade of, for example, cherry wood, vineyards and sherryfade.
The distiller is owned by the company Matsui Shuzo, which has made Shochu since 1910! The license for whiskey production, they only got in 2015, in the wake of a huge whiskey room in Japan, and in 2018 Matsui got another license for a distillery in Baba, Tottori.
