Kurayoshi 12 Year Old Pure Malt scotland Named after the crescent shaped

Named after the crescent shaped bay the distillery sits behind on Scotland's north Aberdeenshire coast

before the region shifted towards lighter

and substantially oily

A real shame

These are balanced by earthy peat smoke

Kurayoshi 12 Year Old Pure Malt scotland Named after the crescent shapedKurayoshi are one of a few Japanese small scale craft (or Ji) whiskies to be released in Australia. Created in the shadow of Mt Daisen, at the Matsui Distillery, the whiskies benefit from the mountains crystal clear waters and over a century of expertise. The blenders here often combine malt whisky from Scotland with locally produced whisky. This is not an uncommon practice in Japan, and the exact breakdown typically remains undisclosed