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Auction: SFW04 - An Evening of Exceptional Wines
Lot: 30

Karuizawa 1969 Vintage 42 year old Cask #8183, a truly hand-crafted malt, distilled Dec 1969 and bottled Aug 2012 Very few 1960’s casks of Karuizawa have been rescued from this lost distillery, the oldest one dating back to 1960. This one is a 400 litre ex-bourbon cask, most likely the oldest of this type. Nose: very bold bourbon oak influence. Different sorts of warm wood, sandalwood, cedar from cigar boxes, some thuja … This kind of oakiness is elegant and matches the oriental character, there’s also varnish and solventy notes. Leather. Underneath it has apricot jam, yellow plums and vanilla-coated berry cake, touches of mint, with floral overtones. Mouth: this is where the wood starts to show more astringency. Fruits are now heavily infused fruit tea. Slightly tangy ginger and clove as well, a little coconut oil. Unfortunately also a planky note which coats your mouth and a little tobacco sourness. Orange peel. Spruce needles, again some flowery touches. Finish: long, quite floral and heady. Mint and traces of the apricot jam. 70cl Single Malt, 61.3% volume

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HK$22,000