Description
A rare official distillery bottling of Karuizawa 16 Year Old Single Malt Whisky released under the Tsutagura (蔦蔵) label, designated as the 'Spring & Summer' expression, bottled at 40% ABV by Mercian Corporation.
Karuizawa
Karuizawa Tsutagura Spring & Summer 16 Year Old, 2005, 40%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
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- Region
- Japan
- Age
- 16 Years
- Vintage
- N.A
- Bottled
- 2005
- ABV
- 40%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Karuizawa
- Origin
- Japan
- Cask type
- White Oak & Bourbon Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- 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
- No
- Closure
- Glass stopper with cork shank
- Presentation
- Textured glass decanter-style bottle with glass stopper closure
- Series highlights
- Tsutagura (蔦蔵) seasonal release series featuring 'Spring & Summer' and 'Autumn & Winter' expressions.
- Historical context
- Bottled after the closure of Karuizawa Distillery in 2000, during the period of inventory release under Mercian ownership.
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- Japan
- Nose
- Pears, green apples, lemon, and honeydew melon.
- Palate
- White pepper, pears, honeydew melon, blueberries, and honey.
- Finish
- Short with crisp fruity flavours, a little chocolate, and peanut oil.