The Kurayoshi 12 Year Old Malt Whisky

Tasting notes appearance / color warm gold. Nose / aroma / smell warm roasted nuts and malt. Flavor / taste / palate vanilla toffee sultanas and toasted wood with a hint of tart cherry. Finish soft and smooth. Smartass corner: mount daisen is regarded by some ancient religious sects in japan as a holy mountain – including the syncretic shugendo faith of the path of training and testing. Perfectly 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 shochu and whisky and bring it to proof has filtered through volcanic stone for eons – resulting in significant purity and a unique soft mineral composition. The matsui shuzo distillery keeps a low profile. It’s almos