Karuizawa 1979 Vintage - Single Cask Malt Whisky
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Vintage - Single Cask Malt Whisky |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Karuizawa |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 응축된 적갈색이 잔에 깊이 깃들어 있다. 1979년 카루이자와 35년이 58.8도의 강도로 던지는 향에서는 묵은 가죽과 검은 무화과, 동양 향신료의 기운이 또렷이 풀려나간다. 한 모금 머금으면 흑설탕과 비터 카카오, 마른 자두가 두꺼운 질감으로 흐르고 묵은 오크의 향신료가 단단히 받쳐준다. 여운에는 백단향과 가벼운 가죽이 깊게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
same ‘family’, obviously, but this one’s rather grassier, kind of more vegetal, with peelings and roots (beetroot, celeriac). After a few seconds, it’s some brioche that comes through, together with a very superb earthiness ‘out of nowhere’. That, I like. Black tea, pipe tobacco, menthol, a drop of turpentine, a little humus… All that on the usual marmalade and butterscotch. Croissants au beurre. With water: cough syrup! Love these hints of eucalyptus
restaurant Palate
oh lovely! Creamy limoncello and mandarine impériale plus pipe tobacco and earthy spices. Citron liqueur. The citrus is impressive, and reminds me of some old ex-active oak Rosebank. With water: even more to my liking. All things citrusy plus a few things earthy, especially liquorice wood
timer Finish
long, with a little caraway coming through. Probably the most expensive aquavit in the whole world ;-)