Karuizawa Miyako Odori Geisha Label Single Cask Set of 4 Cask Strength Single Malt Japanese Whisky (4 x 700ml)

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.

Established in 1955 at the foothills of Mount Asama, Karuizawa's preference for only using sherry casks (though not exclusively) helped build its reputation. There have been a number of single cask bottlings in this sherry-led style. This matches their flavoursome spirit, made using only Golden Promise barley (as Macallan once did), all shipped from Simpson’s of Berwick. Since the mid-nineties, Karuizawa remained unpeated. It's ironic that the vision and persistence of its proprietors was commercially unsustainable during its operation. The cult distillery ceased production in 2000 and completely closed in 2011.

Miyako Odori means “Capital City Dances” and refers to Kyoto’s celebrated annual spring performance by geiko and maiko of the Gion Kōbu district. It began in 1872 as part of the First Kyoto Exposition and remains closely associated with cherry-blossom season.

This set of 4 includes the following casks:

Cask No. 864

Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2017

Sherry Cask

Cask No. 866

Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2017

Sherry Cask

Cask No. 2219

Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2017

Sherry Cask

Cask No. 2380

Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2017

Sherry Cask