Karuizawa 36 Views of Mount Fuji 27th Edition, Sherry Cask, Batch No. 27, Hua Yang International Exhibition Co., 60.4%

Cask type

Sherry

Bottling

Independent Bottling - Hua Yang International Exhibition Co.

Peated

Unpeated

Single cask

No

Non-chill filtered

No

Cask origin

N.A

Cask no.

N.A

Batch

27

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

Bottle and box

Series highlights

Part of a series of multi-vintage Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production, each bottled at cask strength and labelled with a different image from the Fugaku Sanjurokkei or 36 Views of Mount Fuji print series. The series was produced between 2015 and 2021.

Historical context

Distilled during Karuizawa distillery's final years of production before it was mothballed in 2000 and closed in 2011.

Special release

Taiwan-associated Hua Yang bottling series

Allocation

N.A

89 / 100 · Based on 1 published review.

crumpled_atlas22 Sept

89 / 100

The dark fruit and spice are what draw me to this whisky’s character. Rich sherry and dark fruits on the nose sit alongside citrus peel, giving that opening more contrast than fruit alone would offer. On the palate, blackcurrant and plum meet dark chocolate, roasted coffee and oak spice. That combination sounds bold, but it also gives the fruit something firm to play against. Oak spice is particularly welcome to my taste, and the finish carries the fruit-and-spice thread through with lingering fruits and cardamom. There’s a hint of smoke at the end, though it reads as an accent rather than the point of the whisky. Overall, this looks like an assertive expression with enough contrast to keep its richness interesting.