Karuizawa 50 Year Old / 1965 Vintage Japanese Whisky (58.3%) is an japanese expression at £40000.00, matured for 50 Year Old. It enters a competitive market with an age statement that signals ambition.
A very special whisky from long-closed Japanese distillery Karuizawa, distilled way back in 1965. This impressive Karuizawa 50 Year Old release has been aged in a solitary sherry butt before being bottled in 2017 and resting until release in 2022. It's rich, dark and elegant, with complex layers of fruit and spice – in our opinion the best Karuizawa release of recent memory. It will be released in...
The Verdict
I'm giving this 8.1/10. It's a solid japanese that does what it sets out to do. Nothing revolutionary, but good quality and worth trying.
Best Served
A Japanese Highball: fill a tall glass with ice, pour the whisky, top with cold soda at a 1:3 ratio, and stir exactly thirteen and a half times. Garnish with a lemon twist. The ritual matters.
