Karuizawa 1981
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 60.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | - |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
dark amber
air Nose
it opens in rather straightforward fashion—raisins, dates, maple syrup—before gradually shifting into more eccentric terrain, with fresh paint, almond milk, and a scattering of earthy, liquoricy touches. That said, it does feel somewhat locked up, most likely due to the hefty strength. With water: things spring to life—herbs, spices and terpene elements lead the charge, joined by beef jerky, teriyaki sauce and a fine shaving of cedarwood
restaurant Palate
explosive and not a million miles from a punchy young bourbon, which is not entirely surprising given the nature of some ‘sherry monsters’ at full blast. Let’s not forget that the vast majority of sherry casks are in fact made from American oak. So we’re getting varnish, coconut, roasted peanuts, vanilla and nutmeg, quite the cocktail. With water: now come the resins, saps, saline strokes and just a hint of tar, rounding things out beautifully
timer Finish
long, slightly rustic, but let’s remember this magnificent Karuizawa was still a relative youth at thirty-one or thirty-two years of age
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