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Karuizawa 1999-2000 Cask Strength, Sherry Cask, Batch No. 8th Edition, Hua Yang International Exhibition, 59.2%
Karuizawa

Karuizawa 1999-2000 Cask Strength, Sherry Cask, Batch No. 8th Edition, Hua Yang International Exhibition, 59.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 27
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.

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Nov 3, 2025SGD 2,363.71
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Hua Yang International Exhibition
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
8th Edition
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise barley
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
The Last Masterpieces
Historical context
Karuizawa distillery was mothballed in 2000 and closed in 2011, with the land sold in 2012. This whisky was distilled in the distillery's final years of operation.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Alluring, ripe Honeycrisp apples, apple pie with vanilla ice cream, butterscotch, cherry jam in the distance, delicate and impressive depth.
Palate
Extremely rich and very balanced, medium viscosity, controlled alcohol, cinnamon apples, stewed ginger, rancio, old leather bound books, dark chocolate bitterness, unburnt tobacco, leafy, balanced confit plums.
Finish
Long, fading ginger, baked apples, gentle malt, complex rancio fade, gentle dark chocolate.
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