Karuizawa 1972 Single Cask - Number One Drinks Company
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Single Cask - Number One Drinks Company |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 65.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Karuizawa |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
more a classic than the 1995, with more fruits and more ‘roundness’ (blackcurrants, raspberry spirit, praline) at first nosing. Gets then superbly spicy, with a little curry mix, bitter oranges, a lot of cherry liqueur (guignolet, Cherry Heering), prunes and various herbal teas. Mildly chocolaty. More oak after a while. With water: more dry oak, more menthol and more beefiness, and much less fruits and sweetness. Not that water killed it, it just changed it mucho
restaurant Palate
rich, creamy, now drier than on the nose when neat (just the opposite of what happened with the 1995). The oak is big, with obvious tannins and loads of cinnamon. Bitter chocolate galore! With water: this is really funny, now it got much fruitier and much more coherent with the ‘naked’ nose. Oranges, marzipan, dried figs and bergamot. Very good
timer Finish
long, just a tad flintier, with also a little cough syrup and stewed fruits. Pine resin sweets
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