Shirakawa 1958 Of. One of 1500 - bottled 2022 Liquid History

  • 49% |
  • 0.70L

A small batch of Shirakawa distilled in 1958, aged in Mizunara barrels and bottled in 2022. This extremely rare bottling is quite possibly the only single malt from the Shirakawa distillery. It was aged for an extended period in Mizunara barrels from Tohoku and Hokkaido before being aged for a short…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Shirakawa
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance, 1 Original box slightly damaged

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Shirakawa 1958 Of. One of 1500 - bottled 2022 Liquid History

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  • €7,867
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  • €7,867 (Lowest price)

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  • 24/04/2026 €7,867

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Shirakawa 1958 Of. One of 1500 - bottled 2022 Liquid History

Cuvée presentation

A small batch of Shirakawa distilled in 1958, aged in Mizunara barrels and bottled in 2022. This extremely rare bottling is quite possibly the only single malt from the Shirakawa distillery. It was aged for an extended period in Mizunara barrels from Tohoku and Hokkaido before being aged for a short time in ceramic jars and finally left to rest in a steel tank. According to Stefan van Eycken in his book on Japanese whisky, Whisky Rising, there is no known Japanese whisky with a vintage earlier than this 1958 Shirakawa. A limited edition of 1,500 bottles.

The distillery Shirakawa

The Shirakawa distillery was founded in 1939 by Daikoku Budoshu before being sold to Takara Shuzo shortly afterwards in 1947. Takara Shuzo used the distillery to produce shochu, whisky and umeshu and it also produced malt whisky from 1951 to 1969, solely for use in its own blends. Takara Shuzo’s blended whisky brand was King Whisky, and only one of its bottlings bore the distillery’s name: King Whisky Shirakawa Pure Malt 12 Years Old (special grade, 43% ABV). The bottling is difficult to date precisely, but the reference to “special grade” suggests that it was released before the 1989 change in ABV. The distillery eventually ceased production and was demolished in 2003.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Shirakawa
  • Vintage: 1958
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu
  • Alcohol percentage: 49 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance, 1 Original box slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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