CMONVIN > Japanese whisky Karuizawa 1981 Battle of Kawanakajima 35 Year Old 45,000€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. Bottled at cask strength, this is part of a series of a set of two Battle of Kawanakajima releases. The Battle of Kawanakajima is a work of classical Japanese literature, and has inspired numerous artworks based around its themes, including that used on this label, by Edo era painter, Utagawa Hiroshige. These limited bottlings were distilled in 1981 and bottled in 2016, Single sherry casks #266 (57.3%) and #7922 (59.5%)
