Karuizawa Great Cask Series Bottled for Whiskysite.nl 58.3% 1988

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Distillery Karuizawa
Bottler OB
Serie Great Cask Series
Bottled for Whiskysite.nl
Distilled date 1988
Bottling date 2007
Country Japan
Region Japan
Age 19
Cask Type Refill Sherry Butt
Cask Number
Alcohol percentage 58.3
Volume 0,70
Condition In Original Box
Label Perfect
Stock 0

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (87)

Colour: straw.
Nose:
Punchy but much less marked by the cask this time. Much fruitier as well (tinned pineapples), with notes of ginger and spearmint as well as a little lemon juice. Whiffs of linseed oil and cut cider apples. Starts to ‘sauvignonise’ after a moment. Excellent zing.
With water:
Not much change here, were’ still on dry white wine, lemons and pineapples.
Mouth (neat): Punchy but sweet and fruity again. Pear and lemon drops, pineapple jell-O, strawberries, vanilla fudge, a little ginger again, bergamots, chamomile tea, hints of mocha... With water: gets more complex,
with quite some grapefruit, ginger, cinchona, vanilla fudge, lemon pie...And then even more ginger. Quite amazing how gingery this one is.
Finish:
Long,candied, lemony and gingery. Very good again, even if it hasn’t really got its siblings’ pretty immense stature.

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