Karuizawa 1988 WF
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Karuizawa |
| Bottler | The Whisky Fair (WF) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 60.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Karuizawa |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
truly powerful, starting on an immense, but truly enjoyable woodiness. Big varnishy notes, almonds and marzipan, green tea and hints of horseradish (or wasabi – Japanese indeed). Then it’s the wilderness that speaks out, with notes of humus, moss, pine needles, roots, wet dead leaves... And finally a big mint and a big eucalyptus. Oh, and our beloved dried mushrooms. It’s not really subtle whisky but the boldness and compactness are very, very enjoyable. With water: now it’s fully on dried mushrooms (boletus and these huge black Chinese ones) and Havana tobacco. Hyper-concentrated
restaurant Palate
huge, fat, punchy, heavily concentrated. ‘Good’ oak infusion, walnut skin, curry, mustard and bread crust. Goes on with cough syrup and green bananas. It’s amazing that all this oakiness remains good – I mean, excellent. With water: it’s the spices that really go out now. Pepper first, then cloves and cinnamon, then nutmeg... How big this is!
timer Finish
very long – more of the same. One of the most muscular whiskies I had these months, no doubt
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