KARUIZAWA 1964 (48 YEARS)
- One of the extremely rare whiskey
Since 2006, Karuizawa whiskey has been accessible to whiskey lovers from around the world by The Number One beverage company. People knew that Karuizawa was a whiskey made in the foothills of Asama mountain. Karuizawa has won 12 gold medals from The Number One beverage company, awarded by the Malt Maniacs team (the most important global organization of whiskey critics and connoisseurs.)
Karuizawa 1964 (48 years) was one of the final versions of the closed distillery collection. What we can be sure of is that there is very limited bottles and only decrease every year.
- Limited edition
This is one of the oldest Japanese whiskeys ever released from the Karuizawa distillery. At the time of bottling this is considered to be the oldest version of this factory.
Karuizawa 1964 was one of the remains cask of the 1960s at the Karuizawa distillery in Japan. This whiskey was distilled in September 1964, then matured for 48 years in the only Sherry cask #3603 and was bottled in December 2012 at 57.7%. Only 143 bottles being released in the worldwide, each individually numbered and presented in a dark wooden box.
- Karuizawa 1964 is considered as the gold standard of whiskey.
Great taste: Karuizawa 1964 brings the scent of tangerines intertwined with the sweet spring flowers, combined with the taste of rich chocolate, cheese and the delicious black sugars. The aftertaste finishes long, dry and gentle. This whiskey really brings a wonderful, extremely lively experience.
Exquisite design: This rare whiskey is displayed in a box made of Polish black fossil oak, with the logo of “Karuizawa” on the surface. This is a hundred-year-old ancient wood taken from Polish marshes, a special thing is that the name “Karuizawa” also means “marsh”. Each Karuizawa 1864 is accompanied by a special book about Karuizawa was written by David Broom – one of the most well-known whisky critics worldwide and he has a column in the whisky magazine.
The last reason that Karuizawa is called as the gold standard of Japanese whiskey: It just keeps getting rarer and valuable every year. Although the distillery has been closed and has not produced whiskey for more than a decade, everything from Karuizawa is a collector’s rare whiskey.
Karuizawa 1964 (48 years) – The oldest Karuizawa bottles are the last collectible and one of the most appreciated whiskeys in the world.
