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Karuizawa 100% Malt 17 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 40%
Karuizawa 17

Karuizawa 100% Malt 17 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
Avg 83
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Description

This Karuizawa 17 Year Old 100% Malt is a rare single malt from the legendary Japanese Karuizawa distillery, which closed in 2001. It is an excellent single malt, part of the American releases for the domestic market in the 1990s and early 2000s. The expression is composed of both peated and unpeated whiskies, aged between 17 and 31 years, and matured in sherry casks.

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
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Single cask
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Non-chill filtered
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Barley
Golden Promise barley from Scotland
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Limited edition
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Has box
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Closure
Stopper
Presentation
Decanter
Series highlights
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Historical context
Karuizawa distillery closed in 2001, making this a product from a 'lost distillery'.
Special release
American domestic market release
Allocation
USA
Nose
Weighty with almost carbonised notes (roasted nut/burnt almond), cooking chocolate, leather, fruit cake, spice and some smoke (turf/moss).
Palate
Soft, ripe and fruity with that burnt edge. Malaga. Soft, rounded and slightly dry. Good balance.
Finish
Dry with a nodule of sweetness. Good length and power.
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