
Product Description
This was an exciting development - our first ever bourbon-matured Karuizawa! It was from the 1982 vintage and was bottled at 46% with our Koi label design, the first whisky in that series. A huge hit at the 2012 TWE Whisky Show.
Product Facts
Product Facts
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling Date
2012
Country
Japan
Cask Type
First Fill Bourbon
Cask Number
8497
Type
Single Malt
Colouring
Yes
Karuizawa 1982 First Fill Bourbon Cask #8497
70cl / 46%
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes by Tim F
Nose
A very appealing combination of apple blossom, honey and wood glue, develops polished oak, hints of pine sap and vanilla. Fantastic.
Palate
Medium-weight, but pretty intense flavours. The sweet vanilla'd oak is the prominent characteristic here, with the apple pie, glue and honeysuckle in the background.
Finish
Sweet with a hint of oakspice. Probably the gentlest Karuizawa finish I've had.
Comment
Fascinating to taste a spirit so associated with full strength sherry casks at a more normal strength from a bourbon cask.
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Customer Reviews
The drink starts off as a very fine drink, but ends up to be totally exceptinol
beautiful looking label