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Karuizawa 8 Year Old Pure Malt

ABV: 40% - Size: 70cl

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Last seen at: The Whisky Exchange

Karuizawa 8 Year Old Pure Malt is a bottling of Japanese Whisky. This whisky contains spirit aged for no less than 8 years. The bottling strength of this whisky is 40% which is at the lower end of the scale for whiskies. Although these days many consumers are pushing for producers to bottle closer to 43% or 46% there are still some fine lower strength whiskies.

About the whisky

Brand:: Karuizawa
Age:: 8 Year Old
Category:: Japanese Whisky
Style:: Single Malt

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Karuizawa User reviews

Karuizawa 1982/2012 29 Year Old, 'Koi' cask #8497

These are notes from last last year that I apparently forgot to migrate over here. I took a wee dram or two over the past few days, and the notes are still pretty much on the mark (I've decanted some small bottles and used gas in the main bottle.) Nose: Spirity and somewhat volatile. It has a hard citric core, lemon juice and pineapple nearly,...

Score 90/100

Karuizawa 1984/2012 Koi (The Whisky Exchange) cask 4021

From tasting notes back in March: Nose: Some cedar, but high on game meats, dried fruit nibs. Jam! Strawberries, coffee, and something slightly bitter that's 'off,' but delicious. Also some orange marmalade along with a mix of coffee and dark chocolate tones. (with water) bourbon honey, if you know what I mean, and caramel. wood, coconut, and a...

Score 92/100

Karuizawa 1999 Noh 13 Year Old Sherry Butt #869

This is the first Karuizawa bottled for a US retailer, namely K&L Wine Merchants in California. @cpstecroix and I bought one bottle each, and he was kind enough to provide me with a sample from his, so I don't have to open mine if I don't want to. Whatta guy!! Distilled in 1999, this malt was matured in a sherry butt for 13 years, yielding 500...

Score 89/100

Karuizawa 1976 Noh 32 Year Old Sherry Butt #6719

Neat- Nose: The extreme sherry fruit bomb (still noble) from the bottle being opened subsided and turned to a more refined concoction in the glass. The fruit's all there, and possibly some cherry and orange liqueur, of all things. Brown sugar. A hint of saltiness, not brine, though maybe somewhere between ham and soy sauce. Strongly reminds me of...

Score 98/100