Karuizawa 33 Years Old 1980 Cask #6431 (LMDW)

700ml / 62.1%

Single Malt

$10937

Cask #6431, a 1980 Karuizawa matured 33 years in Ex-Bourbon and selected by La Maison du Whisky for France, the closed Nagano distillery’s vanilla and fruit character preserved at 62.1% cask strength alongside the depth that three decades in American oak builds.

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SKU JP0576 Categories Japanese Single Malt, Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa, Whiskey

Description

Karuizawa distillery in Nagano Prefecture produced whisky from 1956 until its closure in 2000, and the casks that survived in Ex-Bourbon wood give a different window onto the distillery's character than its celebrated sherry-matured releases. Cask #6431, distilled in 1980 and held for 33 years, was selected by La Maison du Whisky and bottled in 2013 for the French market.

Thirty-three years in an Ex-Bourbon cask draws vanilla, honey, dried citrus and orchard fruit from Karuizawa's small pot still spirit, with the long ageing adding a gentle spice and depth that American oak produces over extended maturation. At 62.1% cask strength, the La Maison du Whisky bottling offers a curated single cask example from a closed Japanese distillery that the French independent helped introduce to European collectors.

Additional information

Weight

1.6 kg