Karuizawa Auction

Karuizawa 1999 Single Cask 14 Year Old #2316 / HST Joint Bottling​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled on the 30th of March 1999 and bottled on the 5th of August 2013 after 14 years of maturation.

Produced from single cask #2316.

This release was an exclusive joint-bottling for three Japanese retailers: Liquors Hasegawa, Sake Shop Sato, and Tamagawaya.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 1st Release

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling is a blend of the finest Sherry Butt matured single malt whiskies from Karuizawa Distillery.

1st Release.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1997 Single Cask 13 Year Old #3312 / Spirit Safe Whisky Magazine for Oxfam​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2010 after 13 years of maturation.

Produced from a single Sherry Butt, cask #3312.

This release was exclusively available in support of a team of fundraisers from Whisky Magazine Japan, who participated in the 2010 Trailwalker challenge of walking 100km in 48 hours in support of Oxfam's charitable causes.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa Samurai Glass Collection x 20

We are very excited to offer this within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

20 Karuizawa vintage branded nosing glasses including lids.

Each of the boxes depicts a Samurai to coincide with the 30 year old Samurai releases.

Five different boxes were produced with a unique front and back images. This lot comprises of four sets of each box.

Karuizawa 1994 Single Cask 11 Year Old #2011 / Musée d'Art Mercian

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited release was distilled in 1994 and bottled after 11 years of maturation.

Produced from single cask #2011.

This release was an exclusive to the Musée d'Art Mercian Karuizawa - also now closed - and is signed by former Karuizawa Distillery Manager, Uchibori-san.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 15 Year Old Single Malt

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

Unlike most of the other Mercian (the company which owned the distillery) releases of Karuizawa, this 15 year old is a single malt, not a blend / blended malt.

An exciting opportunity to try a Mercian release, and Karuizawa that's not a single cask.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 5th Edition

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multivintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production. 

Karuizawa 15 Year Old 100% Malt Whisky

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled just before the closure of the distillery in 2000.

Karuizawa 1988 Single Cask / Selected by Whiskysite.nl​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited release was distilled in 1988 and bottled in 2007.

Produced from a single refill sherry butt.

Only 120 bottles were released under this label for Whiskysite.nl; this is Bottle No. 57.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1999 The Last Bottling 14 Year Old / Isetan Shinjuku​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2013 after 14 years of maturation.

This bottling was an exclusive to Japanese department store, Isetan, and was their final Karuizawa release.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1984 Single Cask 24 Year Old #7980 / Distillery Exclusive 25cl

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited 24 year old bottling was distilled in 1984.

Produced from single cask #7980

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1980 Single Cask 25 Year Old #8185 / Distillery Exclusive 25cl​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited 25 year old bottling was distilled in 1980.

Produced from single cask #8185.

Bottled at cask strength, this 25cl release was available exclusively at the distillery.

Karuizawa 2000 Single Cask #7603 / Tokyo Bar Show 2013​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2013.

Produced from a single Sherry Butt, cask #7603.

This release was an exclusive bottling for the Tokyo International Bar Show 2013.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1995 Single Cask 10 Year Old / Kohaku​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled in 1995 and bottled after 10 years of maturation.

Produced from single cask.

This release was an exclusive bottling for Kohaku Single Malt.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 3rd Release

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling is a blend of the finest Sherry Butt matured single malt whiskies from Karuizawa Distillery.

3rd Release.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1989 Single Cask 12 Year Old #7410​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited release was distilled in September 1989, cask filled on 9th September 1989, and bottled on 20th December 2002 after 12 years of maturation.

Produced from single sherry cask #7410, which yielded only 440 bottles.  This is Bottle No. 235.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1993 Single Cask 12 Year Old #2501 / Jazz Club​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited release was distilled in April 1993, cask, filled on the 19th of April 1993, and bottled on the 14th of October 2006 after 12 years of maturation.

Produced from single sherry cask #2501 which yielded only 492 bottles.  This is Bottling No. 286.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 2nd Release

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling is a blend of the finest Sherry Butt matured single malt whiskies from Karuizawa Distillery.

2nd Release.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 4th Release

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling is a combination of sherry casks from 1999 and 2000 all bottled at 61.7%.

Exclusive to the Taiwanese Market

Karuizawa Asama Gold Label 2014 Release​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was selected from spirit distilled in 1999 & 2000, then \"married\" together in a cask for at least 12 months.

This is the 2014 release.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa Asama Gold Label 2013 Release​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was selected from spirit distilled in 1999 & 2000, then \"married\" together in a cask for at least 12 months.

This is the 2013 release.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 1989 Single Cask 12 Year Old #3207 / Kuwachia Exclusive​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited release was distilled in November 1989, cask filled on 18th November 1989, and bottled on 20th December 2002 after 12 years of maturation.

Produced from single sherry cask #3207, which yielded only 410 bottles.  This is Bottle No. 366.

This release was an exclusive for Kuwachia.

Bottled at cask strength.

Tsutagura 16 Year Old / Spring and Summer

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited release was bottled in 2005 aged 16 years.

Karuizawa 1997 Single Cask 16 Year Old #7815 / Isetan Shinjuku 20cl

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2013

Produced from single cask #7815

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 8 Year Old 100% Malt Whisky 72cl

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This is an older bottling of Karuizawa 8 year old, 100% malt whisky, from the 1980s; 72cl.

Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask 25 Year Old #7979 / Distillery Exclusive 25cl​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited 25 year old bottling was distilled in 1983.

Produced from single cask #7979

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 12 Year Old 100% Malt Whisky 72cl

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction, which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks, which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was produced around the distillery's closure in 2000.

Karuizawa 25 Malts 1970s

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This older bottling is made up of over 25 types of selected fine malts from the Karuizawa distillery.

Karuizawa 15 Year Old​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was produced just before the closure of the distillery in 2000.

Karuizawa 1981 Single Cask 29 Year Old #348 / Distillery Exclusive 25cl​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited 29 year old bottling was distilled in 1981.

Produced from single cask #348.

Bottled at cask strength.

Karuizawa 12 Year Old Pure Malt​

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling contains whisky aged between 12 and 31 years of age and was a gold award winner at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2001.

Karuizawa 12 Year Old 100% Malt Whisky

We are very excited to offer this bottle within our exclusive Karuizawa auction, which runs from Wednesday 5th April to Monday 17th April.

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks, which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling is a 12 year old from around the time of it's closure.