Product Description

A 31-year-old Karuizawa single malt, matured in a single sherry cask for more than three decades before being bottled by Elixir Distillers exclusively for The Whisky Exchange's Karuizawa Geishas series. The bottle features a label designed by our creative director Raj Chavda, paying homage to the exquisite, inaccessible beauty of the meiko on her way to become geisha.

Style

5
Body
4
Richness
0
Smoke
3
Sweetness

Character

Cherry
Oak
Cinnamon
Earth
Dates
Dark Chocolate

Product Facts

Series
Karuizawa Geishas
No of Bottles
146
Country
Japan

Karuizawa 31 Year Old Sapphire Geisha

Japanese Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 58.9%

FREE UK standard delivery

In stock online

£20,000

£16,666.67 ex VAT

(£28,571.43 per litre)

You must be aged 18 or above to buy alcohol in the UK

Delivery

Express delivery(Next Day / Sat / Sun / Choose Day)
£6.95
Standard delivery (2-4 Working Days)
Free
Click & Collect (Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm)
Free

How We Pack

Eco-friendly packaging
We're proud to say the packaging we use in our warehouse is entirely plastic-free, instead making use of recycled and recyclable paper and cardboard, from our wrapping and tape to our document pouches.
Flexible delivery options
We deliver to countries all over the world. You can also select express delivery, or pick a specific delivery date, at checkout.
Packed with care
Our experienced warehouse team take great care with every order. As specialists in glass packaging they ensure that your items stay safe and secure.

Returns

30-Day returns policy

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Disclaimer

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Tasting Notes

Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange
- Nose
  Thick chocolate sauce and leather, with seaweedy umami, rich riverbank loam and singed raisins. Sweeter and lighter notes of minty dark chocolate and glacé cherries develop in the glass along with hints of menthol and blackcurrant. Mint fondant wrapped in chocolate builds before fading slowly to reveal old damp oak boards, polished oak tables and rich forest-floor earthiness.
- Palate
  A burst of dark brown sugar sweetness is balanced by deep earth and oak savouriness before mint and menthol burst through the middle. Bittersweet chocolate and dried cherries sit alongside cigar-box cedar and damp tree bark. Intense dried-fruit notes build: rich dates and prunes with sweet raisins and sultanas. Lighter fruit emerges, with dried pineapple and baked apples heavily dusted with cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Finish
  Aromatic incense, cedar and polished oak provide a base for cherries, mixed berries, mint chocolate chips and chocolate-covered Seville oranges. The fruit fades away to leave bittersweet molasses and fragrant bark.

The Karuizawa Geisha series was created to not only honour Karuizawa Distillery, which closed in 2001 and was later demolished in 2016, but also offer insight into the mysterious world of the geisha. Often thought of as the remnants of a bygone era, the skill, tradition and artistry of geishas is overlooked or ignored, and the iconic labels of the Karuizawa Geishas, created by Elixir Distillers creative director Raj Chavda, showcase different stages of the journey to become a geisha.

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