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Karuizawa 35 Year Old 1981 Cask No. 6809 70cl

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Karuizawa 35 Year Old 1981 Cask No. 6809 70cl

Lot Id: 250020

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Karuizawa 35 Year Old 1981 Cask No. 6809 70cl. Karuizawa Distillery, was located in Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The Distillery was established in 1955 and began production in 1956, four decades later it was mothballed in 2000 before closing for good in 2011.
This particular expression was distilled in 1981 in Sherry Cask 6809 before being bottled in 2016 at 58.5 ABV. Only 317 bottles were produced making the a very rare whisky indeed.

  • Distillery:
  • Distillery Status: Closed
  • Country: Japan
  • Region: Japan
  • Size: 70cl
  • Type: Single Malt Whisky
  • Age: 35 Years Old
  • Number of Bottles: 1
  • Strength (%): 58.5
  • Cask Finish: Sherry
  • Cask No: #6809
  • Shipping Weight: 4.00 KG

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