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Karuizawa 8 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 40%
Karuizawa

Karuizawa 8 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
N.A
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Description

The mountain town of Karuizawa is situated on a high plain at the base of active volcano, Mount Asama, in the heart of Japan's mainland. In 1956, the wine and spirits giant, Daikoku Budoshu, expanded their already established empire there by building a distillery with the onus of producing a single malt to be utilised in the company's blends. They christened it 'Ocean'. 1958 saw a freer importatio ...

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
Spain
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise, Scotland
Fermentation
Long fermentations
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
N.A
Closure
N.A
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
N.A
Historical context
Distillery mothballed in 2000 and closed in 2011
Special release
Japanese market
Allocation
Japanese market
Nose
Light musky sweetness, white fruit notes, Japanese plum, honey, grapefruit, melon, and fragrant peat smoke.
Palate
Smooth and soft with good sweetness, winter spice, oak, cracked pepper, a touch of peat, and citrus zest.
Finish
Long, spicy, and smooth, with bitter citrus peel, oak spices, soft peat, and lingering malt sweetness.
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