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Karuizawa 2000 Sea Dragon Cask #166 13 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #166, 2000, Number One Drinks Company, 64.3%
Karuizawa

Karuizawa 2000 Sea Dragon Cask #166 13 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #166, 2000, Number One Drinks Company, 64.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 35
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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Region
Karuizawa
Age
13 Years
Vintage
2000
Bottled
2013
ABV
64.3%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Karuizawa
Origin
Japan
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Number One Drinks Company
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
166
Batch
Italian export
PPM
N.A
Barley
Golden Promise barley from Scotland
Fermentation
Long fermentation
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Sea Dragon
Historical context
Karuizawa distillery closed in 2000/2001, the year this whisky was distilled.
Special release
Originally bottled exclusively for La Maison du Whisky
Allocation
Japan (for La Maison du Whisky)
Nose
Dark cherries, stewed plums, polished oak, cocoa, and a hint of incense. Intense alcohol smell, dried plums, old damp leather, malty sweetness, subtle salt.
Palate
Dense sherry richness with raisins, figs, dark chocolate, spiced oak, and a touch of espresso. Malty sweetness, dark chocolate, old leather, slightly burnt dried plums, brown sugar cane, slight bitterness, strong alcohol.
Finish
Long, warming, and velvety with lingering dried fruits, toasted oak, and gentle spice. Medium to long finish, dark chocolate, some smoke, raisins, noticeable alcohol, chocolate-covered raisins.
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