Karuizawa 1984 Single First Fill Sherry Cask #3663 For The Whisky Exchange

Karuizawa 1984 Single First Fill Sherry Cask #3663 For The Whisky Exchange

An incredibly rare single cask expression of the legendary closed Japanese distillery Karuizawa. Distilled in 1984 and aged in a first fill sherry cask for almost 30 years, this release was bottled in 2013 by Number One Drinks exclusively for The Whisky Exchange.

 

Karuizawa

 

The Sanroku-Ocean merger of 1962 brought together the Yamanshi and Karuizawa distilleries, only for the Yamanashi spirit to be deemed of awful quality. The Kawasaki grain facility would be commissioned shortly after and throughout the 1970's until the late 1980's Sanroku-Ocean utilised Kawasaki grain with Karuizawa malt to produce high quality blends, aimed to compete with the Scottish blends of the time. The company would soon become Mercian in 1990 and continue producing whisky until 2001 when Karuiazawa was closed.

 

The Karuizawa name has since been associated with some of the highest valued and most prized Japanese whiskies in history. A malt whisky production style that took inspiration from distilleries like Macallan and Springbank, the single malts produced by Karuizawa were often sherry matured and quality first focused. As the distillery closed in 2001, casks have slowly made their way to Europe with Number One Drinks in the UK acquiring the vast majority of casks. With both single casks and vattings ranging from 10-50 years in age, Karuizawa has become a distillery synonymous with high quality, luxury whisky.

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  • Distillery / Brand:
    Karuizawa
  • Region:
    Japan
  • Age:
    NAS
  • Whisky Type:
    Single Malt
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  • Size:
    700ml
  • Strength:
    56.80%
Distillery

Karuizawa

The Sanroku-Ocean merger of 1962 brought together the Yamanshi and Karuizawa distilleries, only for the Yamanashi spirit to be deemed of awful quality. The Kawasaki grain facility would be commissioned shortly after and throughout the 1970's until the late 1980's Sanroku-Ocean utilised Kawasaki grain with Karuizawa malt to produce high quality blends, aimed to compete with the Scottish blends of the time. The company would soon become Mercian in 1990 and continue producing whisky until 2001 when Karuiazawa was closed. 
The Karuizawa name has since been associated with some of the highest valued and most prized Japanese whiskies in history. A malt whisky production style that took inspiration from distilleries like Macallan and Springbank, the single malts produced by Karuizawa were often sherry matured and quality first focused. As the distillery closed in 2001, casks have slowly made their way to Europe with Number One Drinks in the UK acquiring the vast majority of casks. With both single casks and vattings ranging from 10-50 years in age, Karuizawa has become a distillery synonymous with high quality, luxury whisky. 

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