Tasting of Japanese whisky, hosted by Stefan Van Eycken and organized by The Bonding Dram – 22/08/2013
karuizawa
Karuizawa 48 yo 1964 (57,7%, Number One Drinks for WealthSolutions 2013, cask #3603, 143 btl.) – 95/100
Karuizawa 42 yo 1967 (58,4%, OB 2009 for LMdW & TWE, cask #6426) – 95/100
Karuizawa 1968 (61,1%, OB 2010 for LMdW, sherry cask #6955, 210 btl.) – 90/100
Karuizawa 42 yo 1969 (61,3%, Number One Drinks 2012, bourbon cask #8183) – 90/100
Karuizawa 42 yo 1970 (64,3%, Number One Drinks 2012, sherry butt #6177, 326 btl.) – 92/100
Karuizawa 1971 (62,8%, OB for Taiwan 2012, cask #7267, 467 btl.) – 92/100
Karuizawa 32 yo 1976 Noh (63%, OB 2009, sherry butt #6719, 486 btl.) – 92/100
Karuizawa 34 yo 1977 (64,1%, OB for Taiwan 2011, sherry butt #3584, 169 btl.) – 90/100
Karuizawa 35 yo 1977 (65,9%, OB 2012, sherry butt #4010, 427 btl.) – 93/100
Karuizawa 32 yo 1977 (60,7%, OB 2010, cask 4592, 190 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 31 yo 1980 (56,4%, OB 2011, sherry butt #6568) – 78/100
Karuizawa 1980 (61,6%, OB for Speciality Drinks 2015) – 89/100
Karuizawa 33 yo 1981 (54,5%, OB for LMdW 2014, sherry cask #152, 566 btl.) – 93/100
Karuizawa 31 yo 1981 (66,3%, OB for The Nectar 2013, sherry butt #4333, 94 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 31 yo 1981 (60,0%, Shinanoya 2012, bourbon barrel #4961, 228 btl.) – 86/100
Karuizawa 1981 (58,3%, OB for LMdW 2011, sherry butt #6207, 543 btl.) – 89/100
Karuizawa 30 yo 1981 (55,8%, N°1 Drinks for LMdW, sherry butt #162, 584 btl.) – 94/100
Karuizawa 31 yo 1981 (62,8%, OB for Prineus 2012, Sakura series, sherry cask #158, 45 btl.) – 94/100
Karuizawa 1982 (46%, first fill bourbon cask #8497) – 88/100
Karuizawa 27 yo 1982 (56,1%, OB 2009 for The Whisky Exchange 10th Anniversary, sherry cask #2748) – 90/100
Karuizawa 1983 ‘Nepal Appeal’ (59%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2014, sherry cask #3557, 50 btl.) – 93/100
Karuizawa 28 yo 1983 ‘Noh’ (57,2%, No.1 Drinks 2012, sherry butt #7576, 571 btl.) – 93/100
Karuizawa 27 yo 1984 (57,7%, OB for Japan 2012, cask #2961, 350 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 28 yo 1984 (58%, OB for P9.com.tw 2012, sherry butt #3186, 540 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 29 yo 1984 (56,8%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2013, first fill sherry cask #3663, +/- 250 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 1984 (61,6%, OB 2012, sherry butt #3692, 359 btl.) – 87/100
Karuizawa 1984 (64,5%, The Whisky Exchange 2012, first fill sherry cask #4021) – 90/100
Karuizawa 29 yo 1984 (56,7%, OB for Cask Norway & Cask Sweden, Oloroso butt #7802, 577 btl.) – 93/100
Karuizawa 28 yo 1984 (59,3%, N°1 Drinks for LMdW 2012, sherry butt #7975, 445 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 1985 (60,8%, OB 2009, cask #7017) – 89/100
Karuizawa 1988 (59,8%, OB 2006, cask #3397) – 87/100
Karuizawa 19 yo 1988 (58,3%, The Whisky Fair 2007, refill butt, 480 btl.) – 85/100
Karuizawa 19 yo 1990 (60%, OB for Whisky Live 10th Anniversary 2009, sherry butt #6446) – 85/100
Karuizawa 1991 (62,5%, OB 2007, sherry cask #3318) – 86/100
Karuizawa 21 yo 1991 ‘The School of Malt – lesson III’ (63,7%, No.1 Drinks 2012, sherry butt #9091, selected by Dave Broom) – 87/100
Karuizawa 19 yo 1991 (60,8%, OB 1991, sherry butt #3206) – 86/100
Karuizawa 12 yo 2000 (64,3%, OB for LMdW 2013, sherry butt #166) – 85/100
Karuizawa Vintage 45 yo 1967 (59,6%, OB for Taiwan 2012, Aqua of Life, sherry butt #2725, 310 btl.) – 94/100
Karuizawa 50 Year Old (65,2%, Elixir Distillers, 2 btl.)
Karuizawa Ambassadors’ Collection 1972 – 1999 (59,1%, Elixir Distillers for The Ben, sherry casks, 2 btl.)
Karuizawa Asama 1999 + 2000 (46%, OB 2012) – 82/100
Karuizawa 27 yo ‘Multi-vintages #1’ (59,1%, OB 2011, sherry butt & bourbon casks #6405, 4973, 8184, 6437, 1500 btl.) – 91/100
Karuizawa 11yo ‘Spirit of Asama’ (48%, The Whisky Exchange 2012, vatting) – 82/100
Karuizawa 11yo ‘Spirit of Asama’ (55%, The Whisky Exchange 2012, vatting) – 85/100
Karuizawa ‘Wait La Mazurka’ 31 yo 1977 (62,7%, Daily Dram 2009) – 91/100
New and upcoming releases from Karuizawa, Brora, Glenmorangie and more
Karuizawa Emerald Geishas for TWE & Karuizawa 1964 for WealthSolutions
Talisker 26 yo 1990 ‘Casks of Distinction’ for Boyao Zhao // Karuizawa Golden Geisha // Balvenie DCS Compendium – Chapter 3
Upcoming: Macallan Edition No.6 // Bowmore Timeless Series // Karuizawa Sapphire Geishas // Tomatin 21 Year Old
Speyside Malt 1973 + Irish Malt 1989 (TWA) // Whisky Show bottlings // Tomatin 30 Years // Karuizawa 1999-2000
News: Karuizawa 36 views of Mount Fuji / Highland Park / Macallan 40 Years / Timorous Beastie 40 Years / Bruichladdich Octomore 10yo / Bowmore 10 Year Old
Ootori 15 yo (40%, OB, 66 cl.) – 79/100
A series of Japanese whisky reviews. There’s a Hakushu and Yamazaki bottled for Whisky-Live Japan, a Karuizawa 1991, several Nikka bottlings, the highly praised Yamazaki 18yo, a Mizunara wood finish etc.