Description
A 31-year-old Japanese single malt distilled at the now-closed Karuizawa distillery in 1980, matured in single cask #6568, and bottled in August 2011 at cask strength.
Karuizawa
Karuizawa 1980 Single Cask #6568 31 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #6568, 1980, Number One Drinks Co Ltd, 56.4%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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Change-20.9%
LatestSGD 3,887
HighSGD 4,915
LowSGD 3,887
Recently Sold
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Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 27, 2026SGD 3,887.44
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jul 12, 2026SGD 4,583.67
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 4,914.71
- Region
- Karuizawa, Nagano
- Age
- 31 Years
- Vintage
- 1980
- Bottled
- 2011
- ABV
- 56.4%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Karuizawa
- Origin
- Japan
- Cask type
- Bourbon
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Number One Drinks Co Ltd
- Peated
- Lightly Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 6568
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Cardboard presentation box
- Series highlights
- Number One Drinks Co. Karuizawa single-cask bottling
- Historical context
- Distilled at Karuizawa in 1980; bottled after the distillery's closure in 2011
- Special release
- Taiwan allocation
- Allocation
- Taiwan
- Nose
- Spicy with a touch of peat, traces of sugar, peppery sherry, vanilla, oak, wood spice, bubble gum, juicy fruit (melon and akebia).
- Palate
- Smooth, rich, buttery, mellow, cinnamon, raisin, wood.
- Finish
- Lovely and lengthy, brief aftertaste, some oak.