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Kaiyo - Whisky The Kuri Chestnut Cask (750ml)
Kaiyo is a negociant bottler started by a drinks group led by former Asahi employee Mr. Watanabe, who was able to purchase “teaspooned” malt whisky barrels from an unnamed Japanese supplier thanks to his connections in the industry (“teaspooning” occurs when a distiller adds a teaspoon of another whisky into the barrel before selling it, thus preventing the purchaser from claiming it as a single malt from that distillery). The Kaiyo whiskies are then aged in Mizunara oak from Ariake, considered one of the best manufacturers in the world. The oak-ageing process takes place partly in Japan and partly at sea, being ocean-matured. With The Kuri, the process is the same but the wood is different: The Kuri is one of the first whiskies to be aged exclusively in Japanese Kuri, a subspecies of Chestnut. After seven years of ageing in Japan the barrens go to sea for three months, then returned to Japan for bottling. The Kuri opens with drying wood notes, with an incense-like spice. Fragrant notes of lavender are balanced by raisin and eucalyptus, and the finish is long with hints of ripe raspberry.
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