The Kurayoshi 8 Year Old Malt Whisky birthdaybourbon There was a time when

There was a time when farmers distilled their own "home-made” whisky and in order to avoid paying taxes to the revenue man hid the whisky in barrels marked "Sheep Dip”

Unfiltered

It's made in the same way it was made over 100 years ago – with a small brick oven to cook the agave

with a background of sweet spices such as vanilla

"It is remarkable how much simply finishing our rye in a uniquely toasted barrel can further enhance depth and complexity

The Kurayoshi 8 Year Old Malt Whisky birthdaybourbon There was a time whenFounded in 1910, Matsui Shuzo is located in the Tottori Prefecture, Northwest of Kyoto and Northeast of Hiroshima, on the shore of the Sea of Japan. Appropriately named Kurayoshi, which translates into, City of Water & Green, over 14% of the prefecture is a Natural Park, packed with lush vegetation, rugged coastlines, rivers, and lakes. To be clear, Matsui Shuzo is known in Japan as both a sake brewery and shochu distillery. While the juice in