CMONVIN > Japanese whisky Karuizawa 1980 Single Cask 35 Year Old #8283 27,500€VAT EXCL Contact Customer Service Karuizawa distillery 軽井沢蒸溜所 was a Japanese whisky distillery. It was located at Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1955, the distillery began production in 1956. It was owned by Mercian Corporation and was the smallest in Japan. It was mothballed in 2000, and closed in 2011, The remaining whiskey stock from the distillery was purchased and re-branded, then released as a series of luxury whiskies. Named after the active volcano located near the now closed distillery, this single malt is comprised of 1999 and 2000 vintages which were some of the last the distillery produced. This limited bottling was distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2015 at an impressive 35 years old., Produced from single bourbon cask Moon above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay, part of theTsukioka Honen's " One Hundered Aspects of the Moon series on the box and label art. 700ml/57,1%
