Karuizawa

Karuizawa 1990 Anniversary Bottling 19 Year Old, Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #6465, 2009, 60%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 33
Average Score
Avg 88
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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. This is a Distillery Bottling, specially bottled for the 10th anniversary of Whisky Live Japan.

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Cask type
Sherry Butt
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
6465
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
Driven cork with wax/plastic seal
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
10th Whisky Live! London Anniversary Bottling
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Whisky Live Japan 10th Anniversary
Allocation
Japan
Nose
Fresh and aromatic, winey, bourbonny notes with vanilla and almonds, orange liqueur, mint, cinnamon, apples with cinnamon and oak shavings, flowery notes (geranium), dark fruits, alcohol, hardwood, tea, fresh leaves, chocolate, maraschino cherries, elegant, light brown sugar molasses, dates, red berries, ginger, toffee-esque sweetness, soft wood influence, polish and leather, pine/forest, touch sour, stone fruit, meaty note.
Palate
Powerful attack, fruity (oranges, white cherries), big gingery notes, pepper, malty notes, oily, clean lovely sherry, heavy on the malt, raisin, sukat, warm apple and oranges, ginger and cut pepper fruits, fresh tobacco leaves, mushrooms, slight hint of peat, thick and rich, honey, wood, extracted sherry, very light salt, bitterness, date-pineapple-papaya juice, garden herbs, toasted oak.
Finish
Long, slightly oaky, spices, chocolate, espresso, wood, tropical elements, umami, peppery and sweet, a bit brief but grows.
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