
Product Description
Here it is - the legendary Karuizawa 1967 42yo from cask 6426. The oldest and most famous Karuizawa ever bottled when it appeared at the tail-end of 2009, we only ever had around 200 bottles of this one, and after Whiskyfun and Whiskynotes both gave it humungous 95 point scores, it sold out in a little over 24 hours.
Product Facts
Product Facts
Series
TWE 10th Anniversary
Age
Vintage
Bottling Date
2009
Country
Japan
Cask Type
Sherry
Cask Number
6426
Colouring
Yes
Karuizawa 1967 42 Year Old Cask #6426 TWE 10th Anniversary
70cl / 58.4%
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Tasting Notes
Tasting notes by Whiskyfun (Serge Valentin)
Nose
Old leather, precious wood, dry sherry, pipe tobacco, Cuban cigars (in truth, a whole humidor), cedar wood, cough syrup, plum jam, very old Armagnac, a little tar, even whiffs of engine oil… What an amazing complexity!.
With water
It’s got everything an old sherried wonder can have. Spectacular whiffs of aniseed and dill, a little more beefy notes, absolutely no sulphur whatsoever. Enough said.
Mouth (neat)
Unexpectedly nervous, with a big but beautiful oakiness (typical notes of pine resin than one can find in very, very old whiskies), a lot of walnut liqueur, bitter chocolate, cherry stem tea, chewing tobacco, heavy liquorice, prunes, green tea from the oak, blackcurrant leaves tea….
With water
I’m speechless. One of these very old pu-erh teas (yes, I know pu-erh is Chinese, not Japanese).
Finish
Very long, superbly dry (coffee) and spicy (cloves) as well as beautifully raisiny. Some menthol.
Comments
Once again, this baby reminds me of some old Springbanks. Say of the best sherried ‘Local Barleys’, if that rings a bell to you. A Japanese masterpiece. SGP:473 - 95 points.
Tasting Notes by WhiskyNotes' Ruben
Nose
Like walking into a high-end cigar store. Magnificent notes of pipe tobacco and cigars. Lots of polished oak, a few hints of solvents even. Amontillado sherry. Menthol. Musty earth. Fermented Pu-erh tea. Leather. It needs a bit of breathing, but it’s superbly complex, with an amazingly fresh side as well (whiffs of raspberry jam, strawberries and plums). Also a soft vanilla coating that I didn’t expect in a heavy sherry bottling. None of the matchsticks of the 1976/1977 releases though. Anyway you can really get lost in such a nose.
Mouth
Very powerful, dry and oaky at first (without being too resinous or tannic). Dark chocolate. Roasted coffee beans. Mint. Tobacco again. Toasted bread with dark forest fruits marmalade.
Finish
Very long, chocolaty with spicy dry oak.
Comment
No need for an elaborate conclusion… My favourite release of last year. Dark sherry maturation doesn’t get much better than this (unless you add some peat maybe?).
Score
95/100.
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Customer Reviews
Limiting to one bottle per customer is just cruel.
an exceptional whisky...simply amazing...there will be no other whisky in coming days which can beat this...no regrets spending on this,worth every penny,