Karuizawa 38-year-old ElD Ruby Geisha
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | Elixir Distillers (ElD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2021 |
| Age | 38년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Karuizawa |
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Tasting Notes
일본 나가노 카루이자와 고원의 차고 청량한 공기 속에서 자란 카루이자와는 사라진 일본 위스키의 전설이다. 잔에 짙은 마호가니가 비치고 셰리 캐스크 안에서 38년을 보낸 시간이 단단한 단맛을 길어 올린다. 노즈에서 말린 자두와 향나무, 가죽이 다가오며 54.1도의 술기운이 단단히 받친다. 입에서는 호두와 정향, 다크 초콜릿의 풍미가 산화된 결의 깊이를 드러낸다. 여운에 향나무와 동양의 향신료가 또렷이 깃들어 있다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
darker. Bronze cognac
air Nose
more typically sherried Karuizawa, shock-full of oils, plasticine, ointments, Vicks Vaporub, thuja wood, very old chartreuse, also engine oil… Well this is just fantastic, classic old Karuizawa with an obvious and lovely medicinal side. With water: with just two drops, right, fool me once… well it is sauna oil galore! Plus a little miso, umami sauce, other pretty savoury things, soy, perhaps even mothballs, plasticine, new sneakers… Well this one is stunning me, really
restaurant Palate
exceptional, if a tad woody-ish. Massive marmalades and herbal syrups, huge menthol, thujone, angelica, liquorices (I've added an s because that's really various kinds, including crazy salmiak)… Extremely assertive and even dominant, the taster hasn't got much of the say here anyway. With water: oh! Please call the Anti-Maltoporn Brigade, would you. Like quaffing the greatest green tea ever
timer Finish
almost eternal. Extraordinary mentholy and medicinal finish, with an oak that's well there after 38 years but that behaves like a real marquess. Stays quiet. Do I not detect kumquats and kaffir in the aftertaste?