Karuizawa

Karuizawa 14 Year Old, Japanese Wine Cask, Cask #5024, 1995, TriOptima, 66%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 54
Average Score
N.A
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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, however a new one was built 7 miles away in the town of Karuizawa, commencing production in 2023. A UK-based importer and distributor founded by David Croll and Marcin Miller. The company made a name ...

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Cask type
Japanese wine cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - TriOptima
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
5024
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise barley from Scotland
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
Osami Uchibori
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
100
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven cork
Presentation
Bottle with box
Series highlights
Selected and exclusively bottled for TriOptima
Historical context
Distillery closed in 2000/2001, this is from remaining stock.
Special release
Exclusive bottling for TriOptima of Sweden
Allocation
Sweden
Nose
The aromas have alight fruit notes with malt and spice.
Palate
The taste almost is really just a short beginning that crescendos and transitions extremely smoothly into the finish.
Finish
Finish is long, spicy and smooth.
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