Karuizawa 1988 60,6%
Age: 19 years
Distilled: 1988
Bottled: June 2007
Region: Japan
ABV: 60,6 %
Outturn: 462
Cask Type: Refill Sherry
Price per Litre: 167,14 €
Bottled by: The Whisky Fair
Tasting Notes: Pleasant winy smell like good sherry (not the rubbery and sulphury ones). Sweet, full-bodied, old Cognac with peaty heather. In the mouth cold smoke with sweet, ripe apple with lots of already brown spots. With water the heavy sweetness tends towards Hoisin-sauce, strong milky coffee with brown sugar or cough syrup. Also you get some nice woody notes. The aftertaste is full-bodied and very very long. Take your time with this whisky. Its full beauty will only reveal itself to the patient.
Price: 117,- € (incl. 19% VAT)
