Karuizawa 1984 First Fill Sherry Cask #4021

Karuizawa 12 Year Old Original Bottling

Karuizawa distillery was established in 1955 by the Mercian Wine Company. Mercian owned a former vineyard and decided to convert this into a small traditional distillery. Apparently the location at Karuizawa was chosen due to offering the closest climatic conditions to the Highlands of Scotland, even though the summers are much hotter and the...

Score 83/100

Karuizawa 1976 Noh 32 Year Old Sherry Butt #6719

Neat- Nose: The extreme sherry fruit bomb (still noble) from the bottle being opened subsided and turned to a more refined concoction in the glass. The fruit's all there, and possibly some cherry and orange liqueur, of all things. Brown sugar. A hint of saltiness, not brine, though maybe somewhere between ham and soy sauce. Strongly reminds me of...

Score 98/100

Karuizawa 1982/2012 29 Year Old, 'Koi' cask #8497

These are notes from last last year that I apparently forgot to migrate over here. I took a wee dram or two over the past few days, and the notes are still pretty much on the mark (I've decanted some small bottles and used gas in the main bottle.) Nose: Spirity and somewhat volatile. It has a hard citric core, lemon juice and pineapple nearly,...

Score 90/100

Karuizawa 1969/2012 42 Year Old Cask #8183

This is my 200th review on connosr, and I believe I have a single malt whisky to introduce that is worthy of the occasion. Given my infatuation with Japanese whisky I decided to spend some time with a large sample of a 1969 Karuizawa that was given to me by a rather generous friend. I had tasted this before, during a master class with Dave Broom...

Score 89/100