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About This Whisky
This 50mL miniature comes from Karuizawa cask #3603, distilled on 1 September 1964 and bottled on 24 December 2012 at 48 years old. It was then the oldest Karuizawa yet bottled.
The Polish firm Wealth Solutions bought this cask and released it at natural strength, 57.7%, with no chill filtration and no added colour.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Deep old sherry, prune and roasted coffee, with a thread of camphor and old leather.
- Palate: Dense and resinous.
- Finish: Long and drying, with spice, rancio and polished wood.
Serving & Food
Share it between two small glasses, with dried figs or 85% chocolate.
Good to Know
How rare is the cask? It gave just 143 full-size bottles.
Who released it? Polish firm Wealth Solutions.
Product Details
| Producer | Karuizawa (closed) |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Miyota, Nagano |
| Cask | 400-litre sherry cask #3603 |
| Age | 48 years old |
| Vintage | 1 September 1964 |
| ABV | 57.7% |
| Size | 50mL |
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About the Distillery
Barley shaped the Karuizawa style. When Japan relaxed its import rules in 1958, the distillery started bringing in malting barley from Scotland, including Golden Promise, the low-yielding variety Macallan also relied on.