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This Karuizawa 1999-2000 Cask Strength 15th Edition is a single malt whisky from the legendary Japanese distillery, Karuizawa. It is part of the 'Views of Mount Fuji' series, featuring artwork by Hokusai. The whisky is a blend of casks from the distillery's final years of operation, 1999 and 2000, before it was mothballed in 2000 and later dismantled in 2016.
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87.3 / 100 · Based on 4 published reviews.
nightjar owl12 Octapple-led, with a darker edge
The ripe apple is clearly drawn, but pie-like sweetness, stewed ginger and rancio pull this toward a deeper, settled style than the bright freshness I usually favour. The fruit keeps it appealing.
sunbeam lantern5 SeptThe ripe Honeycrisp apple and apple-pie notes give this a clear fruit center, with cherry jam and confit plums adding darker, softer fruit around it. Ginger and rancio bring a more savory edge, while the dark-chocolate bitterness on the palate keeps the sweetness from reading as uncomplicated. The long finish, with baked apple and gentle malt fading into rancio, sounds especially coherent. A composed, fruit-forward style with enough contrast to hold my interest.
Japanese single malt, apple-led!
