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Karuizawa Vintage Single Cask 42 Year Old, Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #6955, 2010, 61.1%
Karuizawa

Karuizawa Vintage Single Cask 42 Year Old, Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #6955, 2010, 61.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 82
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

A legendary name in Japanese whisky that developed significant cult status due to many exceptional releases of its whisky following its closure in 2000. The original distillery was dismantled in 2016. This 42-year-old single malt was distilled in 1968 and bottled in 2010 from a single Sherry Butt cask #6955. It was bottled for La Maison du Whisky and also released for Whisky Live Taipei 2010, with an outturn of 210 bottles. Karuizawa whiskies are highly sought after due to their rarity, exceptional quality, and historical significance from a now-closed distillery.

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Cask type
Sherry Butt
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
N.A
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
6955
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise barley from Scotland
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Yoshiyuki Nakazato
Master distiller (distillation)
Osami Uchibori
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
210
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Original Box
Series highlights
Bottled for La Maison du Whisky; released for Whisky Live Taipei 2010
Historical context
Distilled by the original Karuizawa distillery, which closed in 2000/2001 and was demolished in 2016, making this a rare bottling from a lost distillery.
Special release
Bottled for La Maison du Whisky; exclusively for Whisky Live Taipei 2010
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Opulent bouquet of dried fruits, rich oak, and a hint of spice, with notes of sandalwood, plum liqueur, oak polish, tangerine, apricot, floral hints, and leather.
Palate
Velvety smoothness with layers of dark chocolate, figs, raisins, leather, tobacco, black tea, high tannins, cedar wood, orange peel, cinnamon, and some vegetal/forestal notes.
Finish
Long and lingering, with a warm and satisfying sensation, still very dry with a little pepper, clove, dark chocolate, and Seville oranges.
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