輕井澤 Karuizawa 52 Year Old Cask #5627 51.8 abv 1960 (1 BT70)

Karuizawa 52 Year Old Cask #5627 51.8 abv 1960

Cask #5627, cask type: ex-sherry, filled on 01.02.1960 and bottled on 01.01.2013, one of only 41 bottles, unique Sennin & Toad Netsuke hangs from neck, level: high shoulder, in original presentation with booklet housed within original outer case, 51.8 abv

This iconic bottle represents more than just an incredible whisky from a now closed distillery, it is the oldest Karuizawa to have been released and one of only 41 bottles.

Originally released in 2013, this Karuizawa embodies the beautiful Japanese craftsmanship for which the distillery’s releases are known. The wooden case is carved from Wenge in the style of a Japanese puzzle box. The calligraphy on Norito Hasegawa’s artisan paper labels was hand painted in Japan by master calligrapher Soji Noshimoto (西本宗璽).

Of the 41 bottles that were produced, each is uniquely identified not by a bottle number, but by an individual character or katabori netsuke (形彫根付) that was carved from the oak cask head of cask #5627.

The dark whisky within this exquisite bottle stands at 52 years old and, at the time of its release, the oldest Japanese Whisky ever bottled. Its strength after such a long cask maturation is still an impressive 51.8% and the sherry influence is clear from the rich, dark hue of the liquid inside. This whisky is described as having a nose that conjures images of “old woods in Autumn”, and on the palate, “dense black fruits”, yet only a very select few have had the chance to own and taste this inimitable whisky.

""The complexity is astounding"" - 93 Points Whisky Fun

1 bt70 (opc)

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