Karuizawa Of. Vintage 1999 & 2000 Batch 9 - Cask Strength Mount Fuji Serie

  • 60.20% |
  • 0.70L

This Karuizawa is a blend of casks from the distillery’s last two years of operation, 1999 and 2000. Bottled at cask strength, it is ninth batch in the Views of Mount Fuji series. Each bottling features a print of one of 36 views of Mount Fuji, from a series created by the great master of Ukiyo-e, H…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Karuizawa
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 good appearance, 1 wax capsule

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Karuizawa Of. Vintage 1999 & 2000 Batch 9 - Cask Strength Mount Fuji Serie

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  • €1,820
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  • 09/06/2023 €3,576

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Karuizawa Of. Vintage 1999 & 2000 Batch 9 - Cask Strength Mount Fuji Serie

Cuvée presentation

This Karuizawa is a blend of casks from the distillery’s last two years of operation, 1999 and 2000. Bottled at cask strength, it is ninth batch in the Views of Mount Fuji series. Each bottling features a print of one of 36 views of Mount Fuji, from a series created by the great master of Ukiyo-e, Hokusai, between 1830 and 1832. After being commissioned to sell the Karuizawa barrels, Number One Drinks united three important players in the world of whisky: La Maison du Whisky, Elixir Distillers and Eric Huang. Most of the older stock (years 1960, 1970 and 1980) were split between the three expert bodies. The younger stocks, specifically the 1999 and 2000 vintages, were offered two years later but Eric Huang was the only one to position itself wisely and buy back the barrels that were still available. From the remaining stock, Eric Huang assembled the forty-four batches, thirty-six of which were used for the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series.

The distillery Karuizawa

Japan, Nagano. Distillery closed and dismantled.

Mothballed in the early 2000s, Karuizawa closed definitively in Spring 2012. Located at the foot of one of Japan's most active volcanoes, Mont Asama, Karuizawa began distilling in 1956. Equipped with small direct coal-fired stills, Karuizawa produced a robust, full-bodied malt that took perfectly to long maturation in ex-sherry casks from Spain (first fill) and Scotland (second fill, such as Mortlach). Karuizawa was a malt distilled to produce the Ocean blends of the Daikoku group. Bottlings of single malts were at the time reserved for the distillery's visitor centre and a handful of private clients. These hand-bottled versions were offered as cask strength, single cask vintages. Only what was needed for the bottling was removed from the cask, with the rest left to continue ageing in barrel. This practice explains why the same barrel can exist in various bottlings of different ages and versions. This means that the 1970 cask #6177 exists under two labels, one a 31 Year Old Distillery Edition (2002) and the other a 42 Year Old Vintage Single Cask Edition (2012). It was under the aegis of Number One Drinks, who bought the 300 or so barrels still available at the distillery in 2006, that Karuizawa joined the ranks of legend.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Karuizawa
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Alcohol percentage: 60.20 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 good appearance, 1 wax capsule
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Color: Brown

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