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August 2016 Auction

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Started
26 August 2016
Closed
05 September 2016
33 - 64 of 216 Lots
58.5%
70cl
UK
58.5%
70cl

Karuizawa 1999 Geisha Single Cask #2332 

Another gem from closed Japanese distillery Karuizawa.

Distilled 1999 and bottled 2015, This is from Single Sherry Cask #2332 and bottled at a cask strength of 58.5%. 

 

61.1%
70cl
UK
61.1%
70cl

Karuizawa 2000 Geisha Single Cask #2339

A Geisha labeled Single cask Karuizawa. 

Karuizawa 2000 Single Cask #2339 distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2015 after maturation is a sherry cask. 61.1%.

One of 225 bottles.

 

65.4%
70cl
UK
65.4%
70cl

Kawasaki 1982 Ichiro's Choice

One of the very rare bottlings of Kawasaki by Ichirio Akuto. Only a handful of single casks have ever been bottled from this lost Japanese grain distillery.

This is the 1982 vintage from Ichiro.

Bottle number 231 of 668.

63%
75cl
UK
63%
75cl

Karuizawa 1995 Noh Cask Single Cask #5007 

This closed Japanese distillery is currently the hottest thing in single malt. 

Noh is one of Japan's most traditional performing arts. The Noh cask range depicts differnet characters, this mask image was created by the Kamiasobi Noh Troupe and is used to protray a female character called Kanawa who turned into a demon and tried to kill her husband after he left her for another woman.

Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2008, after maturation in a Japanese wine cask. 

One of 246 bottles. 

Please note condition of bottle as shown, including back and front labels.

48%
70cl
UK
48%
70cl

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016 75cl / US Import

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

 

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61.6%
70cl
UK
61.6%
70cl

Karuizawa 1984 Single Cask #3692

From this incredibly popular lost Japanese distillery, which has produced so many internationally acclaimed malts.

Distilled in 1984 and bottled from a Spanish oak sherry butt #3692 in 2012.

One of 359 bottles. 

Please note general condition. 

 

48%
70cl
UK
48%
70cl

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

 

59.0%
70cl
UK
59.0%
70cl

Karuizawa 2000 Geisha Single Cask #7721

A Geisha labeled Single cask Karuizawa. 

Karuizawa 2000 Single Cask #7721 distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2015 after maturation is a sherry cask. 59.0%

56.1%
70cl
UK
56.1%
70cl

Karuizawa 1990 22 Year Old Single Cask #679

A rare single cask Karuizawa bottled in 2012 bottled at cask strength for The Whisky Exchange, from a single first fill sherry butt #679.

Please note the damage to the front of the box, where a label has been removed, Although these were not the original boxes as the boxes were added for the UK market by the Whisky Exchange. 

Please note missing label on the front of the box (all of them came like this).

53%
70cl
UK
53%
70cl

Yamazaki 1991 Single Cask #DS70260

Distilled 1991 and bottled in 2010 after being matured in hoghead #DS70260 in Ohmi Aging Cellar.

Bottle number 78

62.2%
70cl
UK
62.2%
70cl

Karuizawa 2000 15 Year Old Noh Cask Single Cask #2326

As with many of the Karuizawa bottlings that we list in our auctions, this label is fantastic! 

This is a single cask distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2015.

Single cask #2326 was a sherry cask that yielded 495 bottles.

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58.6%
70cl
UK
58.6%
70cl

Karuizawa 1999 Geisha Single Cask #895

Another gem from closed Japanese distillery Karuizawa.

Distilled 1999 and bottled 2016, This is from Single Sherry Cask #895 and bottled at a cask strength of 58.5%. 

 

52.9%
70cl
UK
52.9%
70cl

Yoichi 1986 SMWS 18 Year Old 116.8

A very rare SMWS bottling of Yoichi distilled in July 1986 and bottled in March 2006.

'Maple Smoke and Medicine'

60.1%
70cl
UK
60.1%
70cl

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 4th Edition

Multivintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distilleries final years of production. 

This is the fourth release, bottled at 60.1%. 

63%
70cl
UK
63%
70cl

Yoichi 1991 Single Cask #129651

Distilled in February 1991 and bottled in August 2011, this single cask Yoichi was bottled at cask strength. 

Please note condition of this lot.

Image for Karuizawa 1991 SMWS 132.2 22 Year Old
62.4%
70cl
UK
62.4%
70cl

Karuizawa 1991 SMWS 132.2 22 Year Old

Otherwise known as 'Stunning Panaorama of Exotic Fruits'.

This Karuizawa was distilled on 4th September 1999 and bottled as a 22 year old in 2013.  

A single refill ex-sherry butt yielded 355 bottles.

65.4%
70cl
UK
65.4%
70cl

Kawasaki 1982 100th Anniversary

Only a handful of single casks have ever been bottled from this lost Japanese grain distillery.

This 1982 vintage was released in 2011 from sherry butt number G7452 and bottled for 100th Anniversary exceptional Taiwan Edition.

This is bottle number 564 of 663.

64.9%
70cl
UK
64.9%
70cl

Yoichi 1988 SMWS 13 Year Old 116.4

Distilled in November 1988 and bottled in July 2002.

This is a 25 Year Old Single Cask from Nikka's Yoichi distillery. Cask #116.4

64.3%
70cl
UK
64.3%
70cl

Karuizawa 2000 Single Cask #166 / Sea Dragon

A single cask Karuizawa bottled exclusively for La Maison Du Whisky, in Paris.

Distilled in 2000 and released in 2013 as a 12 year old at cask strength. Matured in a single sherry butt #166 and presented in a unique bottle depicting a Sea Dragon.

Image for Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 5th Edition
59.6%
70cl
UK
59.6%
70cl

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 4th Edition

Multivintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distilleries final years of production. 

This is the fifth release, bottled at 59.2%. 

48% and 55%
2 x 70cl
UK
48% and 55%
2 x 70cl

Karuizawa Spirit of Asama 48% and 55% Edition 2 x 70cl

A Whisky Exchange exclusive Karuizawa bottled by Number One Drinks.

Vatted from 77 casks distilled between 1999 and 2000 at the Japanese disillery.

Comes in two strengths, 48% and 55%, both of which are included in this lot.

Please note there will be a shipping cost for two bottles. 

61.7%
70cl
UK
61.7%
70cl

Karuizawa Cask Strength 1st Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market, this is the first bottling released in 2013 (along with the 2nd and 3rd releases which followed in the same year)

The cask strength series is a combination of sherry casks from 1999 and 2000 all bottled at 61.7%.

Please note pencil on top of box.

61.7%
70cl
UK
61.7%
70cl

Karuizawa Cask Strength 3rd Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market.  

The 3rd release is a blend of vintages from 1999 and 2000, matured in a sherry butt and bottled in 2013.

61.7%
70cl
UK
61.7%
70cl

Karuizawa Cask Strength 3rd Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market.  

The 3rd release is a blend of vintages from 1999 and 2000, matured in a sherry butt and bottled in 2013.

Please note pencil writing on the box.

61.7%
70cl
UK
61.7%
70cl

Karuizawa Cask Strength 2nd Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market.  

The 2nd release was bottled in 2013 from a sherry butt.

Please note pencil writing on the box.

61.7%
70cl
UK
61.7%
70cl

Karuizawa Cask Strength 2nd Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market.  

The 2nd release was bottled in 2013 from a sherry butt.

Please note pencil writing on the box.

61.7%
70cl
UK
61.7%
70cl

Karuizawa Cask Strength 2nd Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market.  

The 2nd release was bottled in 2013 from a sherry butt.

Please note pencil writing on the box.

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59%
70cl
UK
59%
70cl

Yamazaki 1999 Single Cask #DR70083

This single cask was distilled in 1999 and matured in a Puncheon #DR70083 until bottling in 2015.

Bottle number 202.

40%
75cl
UK
40%
75cl

Kinclaith 1967 Gordon and Macphail

A very rare independant bottling of Kinclaith distilled in 1967 by Gordon and Macphail.

75cl US Import.

Please note condition and fill level.

Image for Yamazaki 1999 Bar Show Tokyo 2012 Single Cask # DQ70032
58%
70cl
UK
58%
70cl

Yamazaki 1999 Bar Show Tokyo 2012 Single Cask # DQ70032

A single cask Yamazaki distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2012 for the Tokyo Bar Show.

Bottle number 236. 

 

60.2%
70cl
UK
60.2%
70cl

Yamazaki 2003 SMWS 11 Year Old 119.13

Distilled May 2003 then matured for 11 years in a 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel.

\"Fathoms deep\"

One of 149 bottles.

48%
70cl
UK
48%
70cl

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2013

Yamazaki has been thrust into the spot light after their Sherry Cask release of 2013 received the title of Best Whisky in the World title from Jim Murray.  

They release several other limited annual releases including the Bourbon Barrel.  This is also a 2013 bottling from Yamazaki and offers an excellent contrast to the now highly sought after Sherry Cask.

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