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Karuizawa Of. 1999-2000 5x18cl. Pack

  • 60.72% |
  • 0.90L

A Karuizawa distilled in the distillery’’s last two years of existence, 1999 and 2000. The five whiskies in the gift set were matured in sherry casks and bottled in 2017 at cask strength. The labels feature ukiyo-e (Japanese stamps) designed by Yamamoto Asuka, a Japanese artist from the Meiji era. T…More info

  • Distillery: Karuizawa
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance

Lot presentation
Karuizawa Of. 1999-2000 5x18cl. Pack

The wine

A Karuizawa distilled in the distillery’’s last two years of existence, 1999 and 2000. The five whiskies in the gift set were matured in sherry casks and bottled in 2017 at cask strength. The labels feature ukiyo-e (Japanese stamps) designed by Yamamoto Asuka, a Japanese artist from the Meiji era. They depict geishas, a common theme in ukiyo-e stamps. A limited edition of 500 sets.

The distillery Karuizawa

Japan, Nagano. Distillery closed and dismantled.

Mothballed in the early 2000s, Karuizawa closed definitively in Spring 2012. Located at the foot of one of Japan's most active volcanoes, Mont Asama, Karuizawa began distilling in 1956. Equipped with small direct coal-fired stills, Karuizawa produced a robust, full-bodied malt that took perfectly to long maturation in ex-sherry casks from Spain (first fill) and Scotland (second fill, such as Mortlach). Karuizawa was a malt distilled to produce the Ocean blends of the Daikoku group. Bottlings of single malts were at the time reserved for the distillery's visitor centre and a handful of private clients. These hand-bottled versions were offered as cask strength, single cask vintages. Only what was needed for the bottling was removed from the cask, with the rest left to continue ageing in barrel. This practice explains why the same barrel can exist in various bottlings of different ages and versions. This means that the 1970 cask #6177 exists under two labels, one a 31 Year Old Distillery Edition (2002) and the other a 42 Year Old Vintage Single Cask Edition (2012). It was under the aegis of Number One Drinks, who bought the 300 or so barrels still available at the distillery in 2006, that Karuizawa joined the ranks of legend.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Karuizawa
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Alcohol percentage: 60.72 %
  • Volume: 0.90L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Karuizawa Of. 1999-2000 5x18cl. Pack
Karuizawa Of. 1999-2000 5x18cl. Pack

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Karuizawa Of. 1999-2000 5x18cl. Pack

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format