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Karuizawa: The Crane & Rooster
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Karuizawa: The Crane & Rooster
A matched pair of single-cask Karuizawa, bottled by the Number One Drinks Company for Tokyo's Shinanoya. Known to collectors as the "Crane & Rooster." Both originally from The Whisky Exchange, excellent fill and seals, original boxes.
Karuizawa 29 Year Old — 1984, Sherry Cask #3662 ("The Crane"). Bottled 2014 for Shinanoya and The Whisky Exchange. One of only 271 bottles. Deep mahogany; dried fruits, dark chocolate and old leather.
Karuizawa 32 Year Old — 1981, Sherry Cask #4380 ("The Rooster"). A private bottling for Shinanoya's 10th anniversary, with a gold "10" neck seal. Just 118 bottles. Raisins, chocolate and pastry, with an incense-like umami depth.
I can offer them as the pair or individually.
Karuizawa 29 Year Old — 1984, Sherry Cask #3662 ("The Crane"). Bottled 2014 for Shinanoya and The Whisky Exchange. One of only 271 bottles. Deep mahogany; dried fruits, dark chocolate and old leather.
Karuizawa 32 Year Old — 1981, Sherry Cask #4380 ("The Rooster"). A private bottling for Shinanoya's 10th anniversary, with a gold "10" neck seal. Just 118 bottles. Raisins, chocolate and pastry, with an incense-like umami depth.
I can offer them as the pair or individually.
£23,400 INC DUTY AND VAT
2x70cl
Future arrival
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Details
ProducerKaruizawa
TypeWhisky
VintageNV
RegionNagano
Outturn271 bottles (The Crane) and 118 bottles (The Rooster)
Cask no.#3662 (The Crane) and #4380 (The Rooster)
Cask typeSherry casks
BottlerNumber One Drinks Company
Bottle size70cl
Pack size2x70cl
Weight8.0 kg
CountryJapan
Producer profile
Karuizawa was built in 1955 by the wine company Daikoku Budoshu, on the southern slopes of Mount Asama, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. Distilling stopped on the last day of 2000 and never resumed; the buildings came down in 2016.
