The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Whisky 70 CL 43%

Matsui Whisky – Made In Japan

92 points – Whiskey & Rum Magasinet

The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Whiskey comes from one of the brand new stars on the Japanese whiskey scene: Kurayosi Distillery. In Japan, there has long been a tradition of mixing up the local whiskey with Scotch whisky, and several of the components in this Pure Malt therefore originate from Scotland. However, it is still, according to the law, “Made in Japan”!

Colour: Golden.
Aroma: Raisins, malt, oatmeal and vanilla dominate the aroma, which is round, soft and welcoming.
Tasting notes: Light and soft. Notes of vanilla, apple and pepper. Short aftertaste with hints of ginger and malt.

Serving suggestions: Enjoy it neat or perhaps in a classic Highball?

Kurayoshi Distillery is located at the foot of Mt. The Daisen in Tottori, Japan. The location was chosen because of the good spring water, which Kurayoshi believes is one of the most essential parts of a good whisky, but also because of the climate. The temperature fluctuates a lot, and this causes a greater interaction between the spirit and the cask – therefore it is believed that the whiskey “ripens” faster than, for example, in Scotland. A large number of different types of casks are used, e.g. of the Japanese oak type, mizunara, but also casks made of e.g. cherry wood, wine casks and sherry casks.

The distillery is owned by the company Matsui Shuzo, which has been making shochu since 1910! They only got the license for whiskey production in 2015, in the wake of a huge whiskey boom in Japan, and in 2018 Matsui got another license for a distillery in Baba, Tottori.

In the 2020 edition of Jim Murray’s “Whisky Bible”, The Matsui Mizunara Cask was named Japanese Single Malt of the Year!

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579,00 DKK

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Weight 1,3 kg