The Matsui
THE MATSUI MIZUNARA CASK 48%
The Matsui Mizunara Cask is a Single Malt distilled by Kurayoshi Distillery, located in Tottori Prefecture. This whisky is aged in Mizunara oak casks.
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Product Details
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- Category
- Whiskey
- Alcohol level
- 48%
- Brand
- The Matsui
- Origin
- Japan
- Distillery
- Kurayoshi
- Aging
- Mizunara oak barrel
- Age
- 3 years minimum
- Aromatic profile
- Floral, vanilla and spices
- Tasting
- Ice ball, straight, highball
- Capacity
- 70cl
Tasting advice
Ice ball, straight, highball.
Tasting notes
Appareance
Light amber.
Nose
Fresh, floral aromas followed by soft vanilla and spices.
Palate
Velvety on the palate with oak, cinnamon, ginger and a touch of peppery spice, balanced out by soft caramel.
Finish
Lingering with floral oak, tobacco and vanilla notes.
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The Matsui is Kurayoshi Distillery's line of exceptional Single Malt. The range also includes a whiskey-based Umeshu.
The Matsui - Mizunara Cask, is a Single Malt distilled by Kurayoshi Distillery, located in Tottori Prefecture. This whisky is aged in Mizunara oak casks. Mizunara wood is as famous for its rarity as for its complexity to be worked. Today, Mizunara casks represent only 10% of the stock of aged whiskies in Japan. Its intrinsic qualities and the aromas it transmits are recognized by Japanese whisky lovers for its unique character. This oak takes 200 to 300 years to mature, it brings exceptional aromatic qualities. This variety of oak is found only in the forests of Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, north of Honshu. The Mizunara brings a honeyed woodiness that coats the whisky and brings an elegant length specific to this ageing. This whisky is reduced with fresh water from the snowfall of the Daisen Mountain range. The ageing takes place in Tottori prefecture, where nature is dominant and where temperatures vary greatly with the seasons (the angels' share corresponds to 3% of evaporation from the barrel).
Illustration:"Umezawa in Sagami province" by Katsushika Hokusai.
Rewards
Jim Murray Whisky Bible 2024
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San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023 - Gold
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International Spirits Challenge - Silver 2023
Kurayoshi Distillery
Located in the town of the same name in Tottori prefecture, has been producing Japanese spirits since 1910. Sake, shochu and brandy enabled this micro-distillery to develop unique expertise combining tradition with innovation. The distillery’s proximity to Mount Daisen means that it can draw on fresh water from this mountain’s generous snowfall. Whiskies from the Kurayoshi distillery have consistently impressed the judging panels of various international competitions and won numerous awards, in particular those based on exacting blind tastings. The Kurayoshi distillery’s production levels are low and stocks are very limited.
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