Karuizawa 1974 40 Year Old Vintage Cask #3626 - The Gold Geisha
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Lot number: 0602437
Winning bid: £5,600
From Master of Malt: A legend of the whisky world, the Karuizawa distillery was opened in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, near the active volcano Mount Asama.
The distillery housed four small stills and imported Golden Promise barley from Scotland to create their whisky, which was then often aged in Sherry casks.
The distillery was mothballed in 2001, with their stocks of slowly trickling out to market, where the bottles have become quite the collector's item for whisky enthusiasts.
In 2011, the UK-based company Number One Drinks purchased the remaining stocks of Karuizawa’s whisky.
When encountering Karuizawa whisky in the wild, we recommend whispering to yourself "Precious, precious Karuizawa..."
The Gold Geisha. Beautiful label, which is still in its protective plastic sleeve.The last cask from 1974
Distilled 1974
Bottled: 2014
Age: 40 years old
Cask Type: Sherry Butt
Cask Number: 3626
64.5%ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 392 bottles released
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