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Karuizawa 1980 33 Year Old Cask #4556

Karuizawa 1980 33 Year Old Cask #4556
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Lot number: 073-4770

Winning bid: £1,900

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 225 bottled taken from cask #4556. We think there is a distinctly Toulouse-Lautrec theme going on with these labels too!

Distilled: March 1980

Bottled: July 2013

Age: 33 years old

Cask Type: Sherry butt

Cask Number: 4556

60.3% ABV / 70cl

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