Karuizawa - 1985 (Single Cask #2541)

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Karuizawa - 1985 (Single Cask #2541)
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Lot Information

  • Country: Japan
  • Distillery status: Closed
  • Type: Single Malt Whisky
  • Bottles Produced: 547
  • Size: 70cl
  • Delivery weight: 2.00kg
  • Strength: 58.9%

Lot Condition Warnings

  • Slight rippling to label; creasing to outer packaging. Slight rippling to label; creasing to outer packaging.
Japan

About the distillery

Karuizawa distillery was a Japanese whisky distillery. It was located at Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Established in 1955, the distillery began production in 1956. It was owned by Mercian Corporation and was the smallest in Japan. It was mothballed in 2000, and closed in 2011; the land on which it had stood was sold in 2012.

Other Information

After closing in 2011, Karuizawa has gained significant interest over the last few years.

This bottle was distilled in 1985 and bottled in 2010 from cask #2541. 

One of 547 bottles produced.

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Insurance against breakage or loss during transit is available at checkout at a cost of 3% of the hammer price.

 

Due to the various ages of bottles and their seals, condition of liquid is at the buyer's discretion and no claim can be lodged against leakage in transit.

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17/05/20 00:12 £4,000.00 €4,752.00 $5,520.80
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