Karuizawa 1981 31 Year Old Cask #78
Bottle performance
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Lot number: 069-1005
Winning bid: £2,200
Founded in 1955 with a keen eye on producing high quality whisky, Karuizawa was mothballed in 2000 and since then has achieved the kind of mythical stature reserved for only a select few distilleries.
During production it solely used Golden Promise barley imported from Scotland - the barley was considered vital for long maturation. Direct fired stills, Sherry casks sourced from Spain and an on-site cooperage all contributed to the high quality of its whisky.
In 2011 Number One Drinks bought the remaining stock and it has been instrumental in the phoenix- like resurrection of a distillery that rarely released any bottles during its life time
Bottled exclusively for La Maison du Whisky, there were just 375 bottles taken from cask #78. We think there is a distinctly Toulouse-Lautrec theme going on with these labels too!
Distilled: October 1981
Bottled: July 2013
Age: 31 years old
Cask Type: Sherry butt
Cask Number: 78
60.5% ABV / 70cl
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