March 2016 Auction

Karuizawa Five Decades 1960 - 2000

One of the most exciting new releases of the past year.  This very exclusive bottling of Karuizawa was launched at department store Isetan in Shinjuku.

The whisky contains a vatting of casks from five decades of Karuizawa, from the 1960s right up until the distilleries closure in 2000, only leaving out a very low period of production during the 1950s.  The last part of the story, the whisky was then transferred into an ex-Karuizawa cask for a number of years before being bottled in 2015. 

This delightfully engraved decanter is presented in a well crafted wooden box with keys included. 

The guys at Nonjatta have commented on this bottle as Karuizawa's 'Swan Song'.

Please slight scratch to box.

Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask #8333 / 68 Bottles

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

Distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2013 from a single sherry butt #8333.

One of only 68 bottles. 

Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask #3557 / Only 50 Bottles

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim.

Distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2014, this bottle was released for the Karuizawa Master Class on 3rd October 2015, at The Whisky Show. All proceeds of this Master Class went to the Nepal Appeal. 

This was an extremely limited bottling, only 50 bottles were created and released to mark this event.

Bottle number 15 of 50.

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #3620 / #3622 / #7843 / Samurai

A wonderful collection of three Karuizawa Samurai casks released during 2015.

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #3622 / Samurai

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2015, limited to only 332 bottles.

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #7843 / Samurai

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2015, limited to only 458 bottles at 58.3%.

Please note the shipping for this lot is for three bottles.

Karuizawa 1974 The Gold Geisha 40 Year Old Cask # 3626

We love receiving new and exciting bottles of Karuizawa, this one is heads and tails above the rest in many ways.  

Aged for an impressive 40 years, the 'Gold Geisha' bottling was distilled in 1974 and bottled in 2014, presented in a beautiful hard wooden lockable case.

This stunning whisky is the last cask from the 1974 vintage of Karuizawa, cask #3626 which yielded only 392 bottles.

Karuizawa 30 Year Old Samurai Single Cask #4201, #7857 / 2 x 70cl

An excellent combination of two of the highly sought after Karuizawa 1984 Samurai bottlings.

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #4201 / Samurai

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2015, limited to only 358 bottles at 58%.

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #7857 / Samurai

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2014, limited to only 508 bottles at 57.4%.

Please note the shipping for this lot is for two bottles.

Karuizawa 1969 Single Cask 42 Year Old #8183

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim, this one perhaps more than most!

It is amazing that whiskies such as this have been bottled in recent years given how few casks of Karuizawa are remaining. There are now not many as old as this and we doubt there will be many (if any at all) that will match this age in the future.

Distilled in December 1969 and bottled 42 years later in August 2012, this is legendary cask #8183  which oddly is a 400 litre ex-bourbon cask.

Please note condition of the box. 

Karuizawa 1971 Geisha Single Cask #7267

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim.  This particular Karuizawa was distilled in 1971 and bottled in 2012. This was matured in sherry butt #7267. 

Bottle 153 and 467. 

Karuizawa 31 Year Old Single Sherry Cask #3555

A 31 year old single sherry cask matured Karuizawa that was one of two Karuizawas released at the 2013 Whisky Show London.

While there was 350 of the Bourbon bottling, this a sherry matured release was much more limited at only 108 bottles.  

Karuizawa 1970 42 Year Old Single Cask #6177

A stunning vintage Karuizawa distilled in May 1970 and bottled in August 2012 from a single 450L ex-sherry cask #6177.

Only 312 bottles were released from this cask at a very impressive 64.3% (after 42 Years!)

Karuizawa 30 Year Old Single Cask #5347

One of the recent Karuizawa bottlings exclusive to attendees of The Whisky Show, London and carries a stunning depiction of a Geisha, only half though - the other half is found on a sister bottling from the bourbon cask #8897.

Produced from single sherry cask #5347.

Karuizawa 29 Year Old Single Cask #8897

One of the recent Karuizawa bottlings exclusive to attendees of The Whisky Show, London and carries a stunning depiction of a Geisha, only half though - the other half is found on a sister bottling from a sherry cask #5347.

Produced from single bourbon cask #8897.

Karuizawa 1999 Geisha Single Cask #2332 and  2000 Geisha Single Cask #2339 2 x 70cl

A pair of single cask Karuizawa both with Geisha labels. 

• Distilled 1999 and bottled 2015, Single Sherry Cask #2332 58.5% 70cl
• Distilled 2000 and bottled 2015, Single Sherry Cask #2339 61.1% 70cl

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

Please note the overall condition of this lot.

Karuizawa 1982 Cocktail Series Single Cask #8444

A single bourbon cask of Karuizawa 1982 selected especially by La Maison Du Whisky. There was a range of four \"cocktail\" bottlings released. 

Bottled in 2012.

Kawasaki 1981 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 lot combines both the 1981 and 1982 vintages from Ichiro.

Please note shipping will be for two bottles.

Karuizawa 1976 Single Cask #7818

Another excellent example of a Geisha label, this one was an exclusive for Taiwan. 

A stunning vintage Karuizawa distilled in 1976 and bottled in 2010 from a single sherry butt #7818.

Bottle number 382 of 554.

Please note the condition of the box. 

Karuizawa 1981 31 Year Old Single Cask #162

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim including the whiskies bottled within their 'Cocktail Series' sold exclusively by La Maison Du Whisky.

This Karuizawa was distilled in 1981 and bottled in 2012 from single sherry butt #162, which yielded 584.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 1st/2nd/3rd Edition 3 x 70cl

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

This is the first, second and third release, one at 61%, one at 06.3% and the other at 59.5%. 

Please note there will be a shipping charge for three bottles. 

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #7843 / Samurai

Karuizawa is unique, there are so few releases in the last couple of years of this legendary malt which just goes to show how scarce and exclusive these single cask offerings are.

This is one of three Karuizawa single casks all branded under the Samaurai range available in this auction.

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2015, limited to only 458 bottles.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 1st/2nd/3rd Edition 3 x 70cl

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

This is the first, second and third release, one at 61%, one at 63.0% and the other at 59.5%. 

Please note there will be a shipping charge for three bottles. 

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #4201 / Samurai

Karuizawa is unique, there are so few releases in the last couple of years of this legendary malt which just goes to show how scarce and exclusive these single cask offerings are.

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2015, limited to only 358 bottles.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 1st/2nd/3rd Edition 3 x 70cl

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

This is the first, second and third release, one at 61%, one at 06.3% and the other at 59.5%. 

Please note there will be a shipping charge for three bottles. 

Please note the condition of wax. 

Karuizawa 1980 Golden Samurai

Distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2015, this was a Dream Dram at the Whisky Exchange Whisky Show in London 2015. 

Rather than being put on general release this was made available to attendees of the show (The Whisky Exchange is the retail arm of Speciality Drinks who are the sole distributor of Karuizawa in the UK). The attendees entered a raffle with the lucky few purchasing the bottle.

The front label depicts a Golden Samurai and the rear label tells the following tale : \"On the Nakasendo trail from Kyoto to Edo, when the shogun wielded real power in Japan, there was a place for Samurai Warriors, feudal lords and their servants to stop and take stock of their journey. A place to gather and unwind, to celebrate and steel themselves for the journey ahead. That place was Kaurizawa.\"

 Please note general condition. 

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength / 2 x 70cl

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

This is the first, second and third release, one at 61%, one at 06.3% and the other at 59.5%. 

Please note there will be a shipping charge for three bottles. 

Please note the condition of wax. 

Karuizawa 1981 Single Cask #2042

A very rare single cask Karuizawa originally bottled exclusivley for Taiwan in 2012.

Distilled in 1981 and matured in a single Sherry Butt #2042 and bottled at 56.7%. 

The label depicts a coquettish Geisha. 

Bottle number 414 of 440. 

Karuizawa and Kawasaki Ghost Series #7 / Time Slip 

The latest Nonjatta Ghost series release, #7 is an incredibly exciting release, the whisky is a blend of malt from Karuizawa and grain from Kawasaki - both legendary closed Japanese distilleries.

The whisky was blended at birth and laid to rest in glass, not oak! During the 1980s the liquid was then returned to wood, an ex-Spanish oak that had previously contained Karuizawa spirit.  This 'finishing' or 'Aceing' period occured until bottling late in 2015.

The guys at Nonjatta, perhaps as no suprise got incredibly excited by this, hence after tasting it they realised something had to be done to release this intriguing bottle of whisky.

The label features the print 'The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori Appears at Daimotsu Bay' from Yoshitoshi's 'New Forms of 36 Ghosts'.

Bottle number 102 of 282.

Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask #2233

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

Distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2012 from a single sherry butt #2233.

Bottle number 77 of 460.

Karuizawa 1978 35 Year Old Single Cask #8383

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. 

This is a single cask release from a single ex-bourbon cask #8383, distilled in December 1978 and bottled in July 2014.

Karuizawa 1996 Ghost Series Single Cask #3681

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

Distilled in 1996 and matured in a single sherry cask until 2013 as part of the Ghost Series. 

Bottle number 45 of 140. 

Karuizawa and Kawasaki Ghost Series #7 / Time Slip 

The latest Nonjatta Ghost series release, #7 is an incredibly exciting release, the whisky is a blend of malt from Karuizawa and grain from Kawasaki - both legendary closed Japanese distilleries.

The whisky was blended at birth and laid to rest in glass, not oak! During the 1980s the liquid was then returned to wood, an ex-Spanish oak that had previously contained Karuizawa spirit.  This 'finishing' or 'Aceing' period occured until bottling late in 2015.

The guys at Nonjatta, perhaps as no suprise got incredibly excited by this, hence after tasting it they realised something had to be done to release this intriguing bottle of whisky.

The label features the print 'The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori Appears at Daimotsu Bay' from Yoshitoshi's 'New Forms of 36 Ghosts'.

Bottle number 186 iof 282.

Karuizawa 1983 29 Year Old Noh Single Cask #5322

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim.

Another infamous Noh single cask from Karuizawa, distilled in 1983 and bottled 29 years later from single sherry hogshead #5322

205 bottles were released.

Karuizawa 1981 Single Cask #2100

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim.

Another cracking single cask from Karuizawa, distilled in 1981 and bottled 30 years later in 2012. This was matured in a sherry butt and released for the Taiwanese. 

Bottle number 231 of 409. 

Please note condition of box.