Karuizawa 8 Years Old

Karuizawa distillery in Nagano Prefecture operated from 1956 until its closure in 2000, leaving behind a legacy built on small pot stills, Golden Promise barley and heavy sherry maturation. This 8 Years Old bottling is listed as a Blend in the scraped data and was produced for an event market release, bottled at 40% abv.

Matured in Ex-Bourbon casks, the whisky develops typical American oak character: vanilla, light grain sweetness and gentle wood spice. With no flavour profile provided, the typical Karuizawa house character in lighter expressions suggests a clean, malt-forward spirit with mild cereal notes, distinct from the rich, dark sherry-driven character for which the distillery became famous in its older single cask releases.