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Auction: SFW07 - Independent Bottlers Single Malt Whisky and Rum Event
Lot: 72

Karuizawa 1980 - 33 year old
70cl
62.10%
Bottled in 2013
Own bottling for La Maison du Whisky
Bourbon Cask Number6431
Total 124 bottles

Color: amber.
Nose: Jam, tamarind, incense, old white wines, raspberry jam, figs, mulled wine, maybe a little more wood smoke as well, roasted cashews Indian-style ... The whole is big but not overpowering so far, despite this super-high strength. With water: superb, it got more camphory, kind of medicinal, with some mint and melissa water.
Mouth (neat): very punchy but not overwhelmingly oaky, although there is an obvious tannicity. Just like on the nose, some fresh fruits (blood oranges, raspberries) manage to keep it very fresh and almost 'nervous'. Some chutneys too. With water: at times you would swear there's some sherry inside. A not-too-Christmassy Christmas cake, love these huge chocolaty notes, the oranges, the soft spices ...
Finish: long, with a punctuating oak rather than, well a dominating one.

Sold for
HK$19,000