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Karuizawa 1984 Number One Drinks Vintage Single Cask n°8173 - bottled 2014 Ex-Bourbon Cask

  • 58.50% |
  • 0.70L

Single cask (#8173) de Karuizawa distillé en 1984 et embouteillé au degré naturel en 2014 après un élevage en fût de bourbon par Number One Drinks, la société fondée en 2006 par David Croll et Marcin Miller qui a racheté les stocks de la distillerie en 2011. L'étiquette ne donne que les informations…More info

  • Distillery: Karuizawa
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 4cm
  • State: 1 good appearance, 1 wax capsule

Lot presentation
Karuizawa 1984 Number One Drinks Vintage Single Cask n°8173 - bottled 2014 Ex-Bourbon Cask

The wine

Single cask (#8173) de Karuizawa distillé en 1984 et embouteillé au degré naturel en 2014 après un élevage en fût de bourbon par Number One Drinks, la société fondée en 2006 par David Croll et Marcin Miller qui a racheté les stocks de la distillerie en 2011. L'étiquette ne donne que les informations les plus basiques comme quand chaque bouteille était remplie et étiquetée à la main pour les rares visiteurs de la distillerie. Edition limitée à 363 bouteilles pour La Maison du Whisky.

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
  • Vintage: 1984
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Alcohol percentage: 58.50 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 4cm
  • State: 1 good appearance, 1 wax capsule
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Karuizawa 1984 Number One Drinks Vintage Single Cask n°8173 - bottled 2014 Ex-Bourbon Cask
Karuizawa 1984 Number One Drinks Vintage Single Cask n°8173 - bottled 2014 Ex-Bourbon Cask

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Karuizawa 1984 Number One Drinks Vintage Single Cask n°8173 - bottled 2014 Ex-Bourbon Cask

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