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Karuizawa 1999-2000 Cask Strength, Sherry Cask, No. 16, 2017, 61%
Karuizawa

Karuizawa 1999-2000 Cask Strength, Sherry Cask, No. 16, 2017, 61%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 26
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

A legendary name in Japanese whisky that developed significant cult status due to many exceptional releases of its whisky following its closure in 2000. The original distillery was dismantled in 2016, however a new one was built 7 miles away in the town of Karuizawa, commencing production in 2023.

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
No. 16
PPM
N.A
Barley
100% Scottish barley, specifically Golden Promise from 1994 onwards.
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Part of the 'Fugaku Sanjurokkei - 16th Release' or 'Views of Mount Fuji series', with each bottling featuring a print of one of 36 views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai.
Historical context
Distilled in the final years of the Karuizawa distillery's operation, which closed in 2000 and was dismantled in 2016.
Special release
Originally available only in the Japanese market.
Allocation
Japanese market
Nose
Alluring, ripe Honeycrisp apples. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream. Butterscotch. Cherry jam in the distance.
Palate
Medium viscosity. While the 60.1% ABV is initially felt, it's actually quite controlled. It never overpowers the dram, showing a masterful balance. Cinnamon apples. Stewed ginger, rancio. Old leather bound books. A touch of dark chocolate bitterness by mid-palate. Unpeated, but there are notes that hearken to a touch of unburnt tobacco, leafiness. Balanced confit plums in the background.
Finish
Long. Fading ginger. Some baked apples, gentle malt appears, more complex rancio fade. Gentle dark chocolate towards the end.
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