Karuizawa was actually a vineyard in 1955 when then-owner Daikoku-budoshu decided to enter a Japanese whisky industry still in it's infancy, and base a distillery in the shadow of active volcano, Mount Asama. In 1962, it then merged with current owner, Mercian. Read More »
A sensational Karuizawa from the famed 1981 vintage, this fantastic cask strength dram has been fully matured in a first fill sherry cask. Deep, rich and complex, with a wonderful mix of sweet and savoury aromas and flavours, this exceptional cask will further cement Karuizawa's reputation as Japan's finest distillery.
Here it is at last - the already legendary Karuizawa 1967 42yo from cask 6426. We've got less than 200 bottles of this one, and after Whiskyfun's humungous 95 point score, it's MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.