Description
A rare Karuizawa single-cask Japanese single malt distilled in 1960, matured in a sherry cask and bottled in 2013 at 52 years old. The release comprised 41 bottles and was presented in a wooden box.
Karuizawa
Karuizawa The Poet 52 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #5627, 1960, Number One Drinks, 51.8%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
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- Region
- Japan
- Age
- 52 Years
- Vintage
- 1960
- Bottled
- 2013
- ABV
- 51.8%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Karuizawa
- Origin
- Japan
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Number One Drinks
- Peated
- N.A
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 5627
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 41
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Wooden presentation box
- Series highlights
- The Poet; exceptionally rare 41-bottle Karuizawa release
- Historical context
- Distilled at the now-closed Karuizawa Distillery; described as the oldest Japanese single malt bottling at release
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- N.A
- Palate
- N.A
- Finish
- N.A