‹
Karuizawa Vintage 38 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #8383, 1978, Number One Drinks Company, 63%
Karuizawa

Karuizawa Vintage 38 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #8383, 1978, Number One Drinks Company, 63%

Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.

TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 64
Average Score
N.A
Buy NowWrite Review

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 ...

Change+0.0%
LatestSGD 5,748
HighSGD 5,748
LowSGD 5,748
SGD 6,438SGD 5,978SGD 5,518SGD 5,058Price (SGD)Observed dateOct 12Oct 12 - SGD 5,748 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Oct 12, 2025

Recently Sold

Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).

Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 12, 2025SGD 5,747.88
Cask type
Bourbon
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Number One Drinks Company
Peated
N.A
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
8383
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
405
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Vintage - Single Cask Malt Whisky
Historical context
Karuizawa distillery closed in 2011/2012 and was demolished in 2016, making this bottling one of the later releases from the closed distillery's stock.
Special release
Bottled for La Maison du Whisky
Allocation
France
Nose
Firm, concentrated, with malted barley and candied fruits like lemon and pear, enveloped in thick smoke. Develops into vanilla and creamy notes of rice pudding and salted caramel, with floral hints of carnation and mignonette, and notes of straw.
Palate
Rich and unctuous, presenting a fruit basket of banana, apple, white grapes, pear, pineapple, and orange. Mid-palate, quince jelly and brioche notes emerge, followed by noble spices such as cardamom, saffron, and nutmeg.
Finish
Long and balanced, with the smoky aroma of a Havana cigar, both acrid and sweet. Mineral notes of pencil lead evolve into licorice and camphor. Slightly iodized, with hints of citrus coated in fleur de sel, and an intensely malty and oily empty glass.
Buy NowReview