← Kurayoshi (Matsui)

Matsui Kurayoshi Sherry Cask

Japanese Single Malt Chugoku
Age
No age statement
ABV
43%
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Matsui Kurayoshi Sherry Cask

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Deep mahogany with reddish-brown hues.
Nose
Rich dried fruit notes with raisins, prunes, and fig. Warm spice, chocolate, and a hint of oak influence the nose beautifully.
Palate
Velvety textured with dominant dried fruit flavors, subtle chocolate, and warm spice notes. Sweet and complex with balanced oak tannins.
Finish
Extended finish with lingering dried fruit sweetness and warming spice.

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • ex-sherry casks

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