Kurayoshi Japanese Malt Whisky

The Pure Malt that started it all on the Sea of Japan. Matsui Shuzou 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 almost enigmatic with no visitor center or direct sales. But the line Whiskies that comes out of their warehouses are very highly regarded – including ten Single Malts under the Kurayoshi brand and five grain Whiskies under their Tottori nameplate. All of them very popular with the discriminating dram-lovers across the Land of the Rising Sun. When Matsui Shuzo Distillery started out more than