Karuizawa 1972 Sherry Cask #7290

Karuizawa is a closed distillery in Japan and shut down its whisky production in 2011, but stock from the distillery remains and is a vintage treasure to the whisky world. This particular dram from Karuizawa is the Karuizawa 1972 Single Cask 7290 and was matured in a sherry butt cask for 36 years before bottling, giving it the signature Karuizawa sweet and spicy whisky flavor profile. This bottle won a Gold Medal from the Malt Maniacs, and only 528 bottles were released for this Karuizawa edition.

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Description

Distillery:
Karuizawa

Age:
36 Year old

Vintage:
1972

Region:
Japan

Bottler:
Official

Cask type:
Sherry butt

Bottle strength:
65.0%

Bottle size:
70cl

Distillery status:
Closed