Karuizawa is the gold standard for rare Japanese whisky. The distillery closed its doors in 2011, although it had not been producing whisky for over a decade. Their Noh whisky series is one of their largest and most popular collections. It is made up of a wide range of single cask expressions and they are all sought after by connoisseurs and collectors around the world. Each bottle is unique and tells its own story, along with that of the long lost legendary distillery. These bottles are hard to find on their own, so it is very rare to see them all for sale together.
There are 29 bottles in total in this collection with 26 different expressions. The collection includes 2 bottles of Cask #2030, 2 bottles of Cask #5322 and 2 bottles of Cask #7893, with the rest being individuals. Their vintage, age and cask numbers are as follows:
1971 – 41 Year Old – Cask #1842
1980 – 32 Year Old – Cask #7614
1980 – 32 Year Old – Cask #3565
1981 – 31 Year Old – Cask #4676
1981 – 31 Year Old – Cask #155
1981 – 31 Year Old – Cask #4333
1981 – 31 Year Old – Cask #348
1981 – 31 Year Old – Cask #8775
1982 – 29 Year Old – Cask #8529
1983 – 28 Year Old – Cask #7576
1983 – 29 Year Old – Cask #5322 x 2
1984 – 30 Year Old – Cask #3032
1984 – 30 Year Old – Cask #2030 x 2
1989 – 23 Year Old – Cask #7893 x 2
1991 – 19 Year Old – Cask #3206
1994 – 15 Year Old – Cask #270
1994 – 21 Year Old – Cask #6149
1994 – 22 Year Old – Cask #7640
1995 – 12 Year Old – Cask #5004
1995 – 14 Year Old – Cask #5039
1997 – 13 Year Old – Cask #3312
1999 – 13 Year Old – Cask #869
2000 – 15 Year Old – Cask #2326
Multivintage – 27 Year Old
Hanyu 1998 – 21 Year Old – Cask #9306
Hanyu 2000 – 10 Year Old – Cask #6066