Karuizawa 30-year-old Samurai Label
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Samurai Label |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 63.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Karuizawa |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
일본 카루이자와의 셰리 버트 한 통이 30년이라는 시간 동안 폐쇄된 증류소의 묵직한 스피릿을 극한까지 농축한 결과가 향과 입에서 압도적으로 드러난다. 흑체리 잼과 무화과, 시가 박스가 묵직하게 떠오른다. 63.2도의 입은 다크 초콜릿, 가죽, 짙은 발사믹으로 풀바디로 흐른다. 흑갈색에 가까운 마호가니가 잔에 깊게 머물고 여운은 가루 향신료로 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
I’ve often thought that ex-bourbon Karuizawas used to hint at Yamazaki, and I’ve got that exact feeling now. It’s much narrower than the previous 1984, but in way, this kind of precision is an asset. Vanilla cake, crème de menthe, sawn oak, chlorophyll, just a touch of porridge. But let’s not nose it too deeply at this strength, or we’ll lose our nostrils… With water: like! Old wine cellar, saltpetre, damp chalk, mushrooms…
restaurant Palate
it’s champagne! I’m not joking, you’ve got this very spritzy, almost sparkling kind of arrival, with plenty of grapefruits and oranges, plus a very distinct touch of elderflower. Chewing propolis. The jury’s still out… With water: sappier. Resins and more propolis, plus the most concentrated of marmalades. Like, 250 oranges per kilogram (S., just drop cooking please)
timer Finish
long and extremely marmalady. Both oranges and lemons