Karuizawa 1994 Noh Sherry Cask 15 Year Old #270

Karuizawa was closed in 2001 by owners, Mercian, and eventually dismantled. Its legacy is lives on however, with its still relocated to other distilleries in Japan, but predominantly in the hugely sought-after single cask releases that began to appear in 2007, from independent bottler, Number One Drinks. It is now one of the most prestige single malts on the planet, the reverence for which only grows as the remaining stock continues to thin.

This series features different masks used in Noh, one of Japan’s traditional performing arts. This image features the mask of Ō-Beshimi, the Noh character equivalent of “Tengu”, one of Japan’s most popular and fabled goblins.

This limited release was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2010 after 15 years of maturation.

Produced from single sherry butt #270, which yielded only 480 bottles.

Bottled at cask strength.