Description
A 20-year-old Karuizawa single malt distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2013 by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as single cask 132.3, titled “Dark, mysterious and seductive.”
Karuizawa
Karuizawa Dark, mysterious & seductive 20 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #132.3, 1993, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), 61.1%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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Change-3.6%
LatestSGD 2,955
HighSGD 3,066
LowSGD 2,955
Recently Sold
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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 22, 2026SGD 2,954.53
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 8, 2026SGD 3,066.12
- Region
- Japan
- Age
- 20 Years
- Vintage
- 1993
- Bottled
- 2013
- ABV
- 61.1%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Karuizawa
- Origin
- Japan
- Cask type
- Sherry
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 132.3
- 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
- 344
- Has box
- No
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Bottle only
- Series highlights
- The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Karuizawa 132 series; coded single-cask bottling.
- Historical context
- Distilled before Karuizawa distillery closed in 2001.
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Coffee beans, pastry and hot embers.
- Palate
- Liquorice, pepper heat, savoury roast-meat notes, buttery toffee, pear, Turkish coffee, Turkish Delight and sandalwood.
- Finish
- Dark, powerful and oaky, with lingering liquorice, coffee and savoury notes.