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 ... This bottle is a Karuizawa 2000 Single Malt Whisky from Japan, distilled in 2000, matured in a single sherry cask, and bottled at cask strength in 2018. It is part of the 'Flower & Bird' series, with the label featuring 'Java Sparrow & Magnolia'. The Karuizawa distillery, established in 1955, was known for its traditional, small-scale, high-quality production, using wooden washbacks, small stills, and sherry casks. The distillery was mothballed in 2000 and closed in 2011, making its whiskies highly sought after.