Kurayoshi 12 Year Old Pure Malt Whisky Retailer:104 they popped open barrel #6

they popped open barrel #6

and served up at an absolutely perfect 43% ABV without any of the unwelcome and unnecessary additives that no one really wants

It is widely known that mizunara oak — native to Japan — is notoriously hard to work with but exceptionally good at imparting flavor to Spirits

maple sweetness

distilling and cooperage industry and founded by Pearse Lyons

Kurayoshi 12 Year Old Pure Malt Whisky Retailer:104 they popped open barrel #6Perfectly crafted and marvelously aged. Matsui Shuzo Distillery was founded in 1910 northwest of Kyoto on the facing the Sea of Japan in Tottori Prefecture. Importantly, the distillery is within sight of Mount Daisen a volcanic peak rising more than a mile above the surrounding fertile plains. This is significant because the spring water used to distill their Sake, Shch, and Whisky and bring it to proof has filtered through volcanic stone for eons