Kurayoshi Japanese Whisky
Kurayoshi Japanese Whisky
Buy Matsui Shuzou Japanese Whisky Online
We stock a large range of Japanese whisky produced by theĀ Matsui Shuzou Distillery. This includes the sought after Kurayoshi 18 Years Old Pure Malt and the Kurayoshi Sherry Cask Whisky.
You can now purchase whisky produced by Matsui Shuzou Distillery at The Whisky Company.
About The Distillery
This distillery is known to use mainly Scottish whisky and whisky from other parts of the world to blend the bottles they produce. The distillery also known as the Kurayoshi Distillery wasĀ Founded in 1910 and is located in theĀ Tottori Prefecture, Northwest of Kyoto and Northeast of Hiroshima, on the shore of the Sea of Japan.
Matsui Shuzo is known in Japan as both a sake brewery and shochu distillery.Ā While the juice inĀ KurayoshiĀ isĀ 100% malted barley, the spirits themselves have been sourced from distilleries around Scotland before making their journey to Japan, where they are blended with Japanese-distilled malted barley then aged for 3 years to 18 years). The whisky is then watered down with the famously soft ground waters of Tottori Prefecture.Ā Ā All expressions ofĀ KurayoshiĀ are non-chill filtered, with no caramel added, and over 40% ABV.