March 2017 Auction

Karuizawa 1981 Single Cask #6256

Distilled in 1981, matured in a first fill sherry cask and the bottled in 2011 at cask strength.

One of 573 Bottles.

Please note condition of box.

Karuizawa 1981 Single Cask #103

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

Another cracking single cask from Karuizawa, distilled in 1981 and bottled 26 years later on the 25th of May 2007.

In 2007 this won a gold medal from Malt Maniacs and their was the overall winner of their Japanese Category. 

Please note condition of box ans lable.

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 278 of 282.

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 244 of 282.

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 218 of 282.

Hakushu 25 Year Old

The very rare Hakushu 25 Year old... Jim Murray gave it 93 out of 100 and said \"a malt which is impossible not to be blown away by\".

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.

Hanyu 1990 Full Proof 'The Wave' Single Cask #9305

A single cask release for Full Proof of the closed Japanese distillery Hanyu. 

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2009. 

Bottle number 71 of 200. 

Highland Park Valhalla Collection / Thor / Loki / Freya / Odin 4 x 70cl

Thor, Loki, Freya and Odin... together at last! 

• Thor is a 16 year old limited to 23,000 bottles.  52.1%
• Loki is a 15 Year old limited to 21,000 bottles.  48.7%
• Freya is a 15 year old limited to 19,000 bottles.  51.2%
• Odin is a 16 year old limited to 17,000 bottles.  55.8%

Please be aware there will be a shipping charge for four bottles. 

Hanyu 2000 ‘The Game’ Cask #9805 Rum Finish

This is a bottle from a Japanese food and spirits importer called Shinanoya exclusively for the Japanese market.

This is the forth release in their acclaimed The Game series which contains Hanyu from the final year that the distillery was producing.

This was finished in a rum cask. 

Bottle number 104 of 232.

Highland Park Valhalla Collection / Thor / Loki / Freya / Odin 4 x 70cl

Thor, Loki, Freya and Odin... together at last! 

• Thor is a 16 year old limited to 23,000 bottles.  52.1%
• Loki is a 15 Year old limited to 21,000 bottles.  48.7%
• Freya is a 15 year old limited to 19,000 bottles.  51.2%
• Odin is a 16 year old limited to 17,000 bottles.  55.8%    

 Please be aware there will be a shipping charge for 4 bottles. 

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.

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Joker 'Colour'

The 54th and final bottling in Ichiro's Card Series.

There are two Joker's released to complete the 54 bottle series, one in colour and one in Black and White.  This particular bottling is the Colour Joker, a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000.  The casks used for this final bottling include a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, Cognac, chibidaru, Madeira hogshead and bourbon.

Only 3,640 bottles of this highly sought after whisky have been made available.

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

Highland Park 1961 Dragon

A legendary highland park, distilled in 1961 and bottled in 1997, this is a 36 year old Highland Park that was matured in single Oloroso sherry cask number 4493. 

The Dragon from which this whisky takes its name comes from the 12th century carving in Maes Howe neolithic tomb, Orkney.

One of 216 bottles. 

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.

Hanyu 2000 Noh Single Cask 10 Year Old #6066​

The final vintage from the legendary Hanyu distillery in Japan.

This single cask was bottled in 2010

One of 463 bottles

Please note condition of lot.

Hanyu 1988 Noh Single Cask 21 Year Old #9306

A Hanyu Noh cask label, distilled in 1988 and bottled in 2009.

Drawn from single Spanish oak sherry butt #9306.

One of 625 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%. 

Highland Park 1961 Dragon

The Dragon independent bottlings of Highland Park are legendary, this vintage is from 1961.

The Dragon bottlings were produced by Robertson's of Kirkwall throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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.

Highland Park 30 Year Old

This is a bottle of Highland Park 30 year old, in their long gone bright red presentation box.

Hakushu Sherry Cask 2014

A very limited release exclusive to the Japanese market from Hakushu matured exclusively in sherry casks, limited to a mere 3,000 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%.