Karuizawa 1981 Vintage - Single Cask Malt Whisky
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Vintage - Single Cask Malt Whisky |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Karuizawa |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
셰리 버트에서 30년을 보낸 시간이 전설적인 가루이자와 원액에 짙고 어두운 깊이를 새겼다. 코끝에는 말린 자두와 가죽, 한약재 같은 향이 묵직하게 올라온다. 59.6도의 한 모금은 졸인 베리와 다크초콜릿, 오래된 오크의 쌉쌀함이 입안을 두껍게 채운다. 짙은 마호가니빛의 이 일본 위스키는 2015년 병입되었고, 끝맛에서 셰리의 단맛과 매캐한 향신료가 길고 강하게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
well, there are similarities, especially this pretty extractive side that’s very Karuizawa. But even if there is some menthol and camphor here, for sure, there are also bags and bags of dried fruits, from the usual figs and dates to bananas and pears, as well as some fudge and liquorice. With water: I have the impression that the older vintages tend to dominate this composition, which is great news. There’s this very typical sulphur-that’s-not-quite-sulphury, for example, some patchouli, mint cordial, chen-pi, old artichoke liqueur, moist pipe tobacco, cherry jam, pine ashes… How very ‘K’!
restaurant Palate
some kind of rather fantastic chocolate, filled with mint and pinesap cream as well as fruit ganaches. Rather pineapples, I would say. With water: exceptional. Liquorice, fudge, mint, plums, marmalade, and a maelstrom of tinier flavours. As often, it’s the complexity that’s also striking with Karuizawa. Double effect!
timer Finish
long, still marvellously thick and rich. Nutshell: liquorice and plum jam