Karuizawa Distillery was established in 1955 in the foothills of Mount Asama, an active volcano north-west of Tokyo, to make single malt in as traditional a manner as possible. At 850 metres above sea level, the distillery was the highest above sea levels in Japan; low temperatures and high humidity provided an ideal micro-climate for whisky production. This particular single malt bottle has been created from all 77 casks filled during the final years of the distillery's production. It is an exclusive bottling for Spirit of Asama TWE.