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Bottle archive / chugoku

Matsui Pure Malt Kurayoshi

マツイピュアモルトウイスキー「倉吉」

Allocated Not declared

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥3,960

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $26 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Official Matsui web shop list price, 700ml, tax included.

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

Shops receive limited quantities. Sells out, but turns up if you look.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
A batch pure malt; sells through, though it is a regular release.

Is it Japanese whisky?

We found no producer statement either way. This is not an accusation of anything; it means the question is unanswered.

How it tastes

The baseline bottle of Matsui's Kurayoshi line from Tottori — a soft, raisin-led pure malt. It adds Chugoku coverage this site did not have. Matsui does not formally declare JSLMA compliance for its range, and some of its spirit is imported, so the status stays undeclared rather than assumed.

Peat

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Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Kurayoshi Distillery
Region	Chugoku
Type	Blended Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	43%
Casks	Various
Best served	Neat, With water
Our rating	81 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK · not yet linked for this bottle

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UK retailers ship to the US state by state, and the list changes. Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.