What begins as a Japanese pure malt takes an unusual turn in the finishing stage: time spent in Japanese rum barrels, where the malt picks up character from a spirit tradition entirely its own. The result is a 750 ml bottling at 40% ABV that reads as whisky first, with rum cask influence woven through it.
Tropical fruit and molasses sit alongside vanilla oak and a thread of delicate spice, while the restraint typical of Japanese whisky keeps everything in balance. The malt distillation and the cask work pull in different directions, and the meeting point is what makes this pour worth slowing down for.
Kura The Whisky Pure Malt Finished in Japanese Rum Barrels
Tropical fruit, vanilla oak, molasses, delicate spice, Japanese whisky elegance
About Kura The Whisky
Kura The Whisky is a Japanese distillery that applies traditional Scottish production methods to its own climate and materials. Its whiskies are shaped by Japanese terroir and a distinctly Japanese sense of balance.
What begins as a Japanese pure malt takes an unusual turn in the finishing stage: time spent in Japanese rum barrels, where the malt picks up character from a spirit tradition entirely its own. The result is a 750 ml bottling at 40% ABV that reads as whisky first, with rum cask influence woven through it.
Tropical fruit and molasses sit alongside vanilla oak and a thread of delicate spice, while the restraint typical of Japanese whisky keeps everything in balance. The malt distillation and the cask work pull in different directions, and the meeting point is what makes this pour worth slowing down for.
