March 2017 Auction

Karuizawa 1995 Single Cask 16 Year Old #5006/ Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary

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

Distilled in 1995 and bottled after 16 years for Shinanoya (A high end Japanese shop)

One of 180 bottles. 

Please conditon as showm, including label and writing on box.

Karuizawa 1990 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 condition of the lot.

Karuizawa 1986 Single Cask 22 Year Old #7387

Distilled in 1986 and bottled on the 12th February 2008 from single cask #7387.

Please note condition of box.

Karuizawa 1994 Noh Single Cask 22 Year Old #7640

A single cask Karuizawa bottled within the infamous 'Noh' series.

Distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2016 from a single sherry cask #7640, which yielded 435 bottles.

Please note condition of wax seal. 

Karuizawa 1999 / 2000 Cask Strength 1st Edition

Released in 2015, this comes from the same batch of casks as the highly popular Karuizawa Asama series.

Bottled at full strength of 61.0%.

Karuizawa 1991 The School of Malt 21 Year Old Single Cask #9091 / Dave Broom

Ever wonder what whisky author/journalist would look like if he starred in Anime or Manga, well here you go! 

A 21 year old sherry matured Karuizawa with a manga whisky lesson around the label. 

This is the third lesson, afer a Tomatin and Glenfarclas.

Single Sherry Butt #9091

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.

Karuizawa 1999 Single Cask #2520 / Tokyo Bar Show 2016

An exclusive release of Karuizawa for the Tokyo Bar Show 2016 . 

Named after the active volcano located near the now closed distillery, this single malt is comprised of 1999 and 2000 vintages which were some of the last the distillery produced. 

The whisky has been matured in sherry cask #2520 and bottled in 2016.

Bottle number 343 of 420. 

Karuizawa 1999 / 2000 Cask Strength  6th Edition

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

This is the sixth release, bottled at 59.7%. 

Karuizawa 1988 Single Cask 19 Year Old / Whisky Fair

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

This was distilled in 1988 and bottled in June 2007 for The Whisky Fair. Matured in single sherry butt. 

One of 162 bottles. 

Please note there is no box.

Kawasaki 1982 Single Sherry Cask #7411

A single cask single grain whisky from Kawasaki which was closed in the 2000s. 

Distilled in 1982 and then matured in a Sherry butt until 2010. 

One of 669 bottles.

Karuizawa 1999 The Last Bottling 14 Year Old

A Karuizawa distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2013.

Not to be confused as the last bottling of Karuizawa ever, as it's name might suggest, this is actually the last bottling for Japanese retailer Isetan. Whew!!

Karuizawa 1988 Single Cask / Whiskysite.nl

Distilled in 1988 and bottled in 2007 this Karuizawa was matured in a refill sherry butt. 

Bottle number 3 of 120. 

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%. 

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 5th Edition

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

This is the fifth release, bottled at 59.6%. 

Karuizawa 1993 Jazz Club 12 Year Old

So many Karuizawa's are presented in exciting labels, this bottle was released for Tokyo Jazz Club.

Distilled on 19th April 1993 and bottled on the 14th October 2006 from a single sherry cask #2501.

This is bottle number 247 of 492.

Karuizawa 2000 Brilliant Sherry 12 Year Old

A single cask Karuizawa bottled exclusively for Isetan. 

Distilled in 2000 then matured in single sherry butt number 199 until 2013 when it was bottled. 

The fron label is printed on Wagami, which is a style of Japanese paper. 

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%. 

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%. 

Karuizawa Cask Strength 1st Release

Exclusively released in 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 the condition. 

Karuizawa 1988 Single Cask 19 Year Old / Whisky Fair

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

This was distilled in 1988 and bottled in June 2007 for The Whisky Fair.  Matured in single refill butt. 

One of 180 bottles. 

Please note there is box.

Rosebank 8 Year Old 1980s

A very rare official bottling of this closed Lowlander, this was released during the 1980s.

Rosebank 1981 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 62.3%

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Rosebank was distilled in 1981 and bottled in the May 2002 release, at another impressive abv of 62.3%.

Bottle #1290.

Komagatake 1988 Single Cask #557 26 Year Old

A very rare single cask release from The Shinsu Mars distillery, which stopped production in 1992. Shinsu Mars restarted production recently in 2011.

This 1988 vintage single cask was distilled in March 1988 and bottled in March 2014 from a single American White Oak cask #577. 

One of 347 bottles. 

Karuizawa Cask Strength 4th Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market, this is the fourth release.

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

Karuizawa Cask Strength 4th Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market, this is the fourth release.

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

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.

Royal Brackla 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna Wooden Box

One of the rare releases from the Flora and Fauna series, Royal Brackla 10 year old only bottled in 1995.

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.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 4th Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market, this is the fourth release.

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

Karuizawa Vintage Nosing Glass / Including Lid x 10

10 Karuizawa vintage branded nosing glasses including lid.

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

Please note the postage and packing cost will be for two bottles

Rosebank 1981 Flora and Fauna Cask Strength

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

This was one of the rare cask-strength bottlings, distilled in 1981 and bottled in 1997.

Please note fill level.

Bottle number 525.