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Karuizawa Mercian 15 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 40%
Karuizawa Mercian

Karuizawa Mercian 15 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 22
Average Score
Avg 83
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Description

The mountain town of Karuizawa is situated on a high plain at the base of active volcano, Mount Asama, in the heart of Japan's mainland. In 1956, the wine and spirits giant, Daikoku Budoshu, expanded their already established empire there by building a distillery with the onus of producing a single malt to be utilised in the company's blends. They christened it 'Ocean'. 1958 saw a freer importatio ...

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise barley from Scotland
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
N.A
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
N.A
Historical context
Distillery mothballed in 2000, closed in 2011. This bottling is from the Mercian era.
Special release
Bottling for Prince Hotels in Japan
Allocation
N.A
Nose
A touch of cream sherry, coffee essence, raspberry gummies, red apple skins, and overripe halved strawberries. Mild tropical fruits begin to surface - star fruit and Vietnamese dried fruit chips. With oxidization, raspberry vinegar dressing, Redskins lollies, and honey powder.
Palate
Light mouthfeel. Subtle tease of smoke, liquorice, and granola with dried strawberries. Slight hint of concentrated Ribena fruit syrup. A touch of honey with a grassy note. Can become prickly on the tongue.
Finish
The tease of smoke and rubber continues to caress your tongue. It is slightly metallic and/or minnerally. Grassy. The finale is short coming however.
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