KARUIZAWA 33 ans 1981 Artifice Serie

The Karuizawa distillery was built in 1955 in the city of the same name, in the Nagano prefecture, in the heart of the Japanese Alps. While Japanese whisky generally has a very good reputation, Karuizawa is particularly sought after and appreciated by connoisseurs. Awarded numerous times at international competitions, it is a whisky that owes much of its character to the variety of barley used: “Golden Promise” and to aging in a sherry cask. Since production stopped in 2000, versions have become increasingly rare and prized.

Preferring the concrete to the dream and the present moment to the future, this version leaves no respite for the taster. So it is with authority and a lot of persuasion that it develops its speech. Intimately linked to each other, the stages of tasting have the rare ability to take us to olfactory and gustatory lands that are always different. Upsettingly sensitive, this Karuizawa is splendid.

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 March 1981 and bottled in July 2014.