Ended 11 December 2018

Karuizawa 31 Year Old Murasaki Geisha - Elixir Distillers 70cl / 60.1%

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Karuizawa 31 Year Old Murasaki Geisha - Elixir Distillers 70cl / 60.1%

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Lot Information

Age

Bottler

Elixir Distillers

Bottling Date

2018

Classification

Japanese Whisky

Country

Japan

Number of Bottles

Series

Murasaki Geisha

Strength

60.1%

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Description

A bottle of Karuizawa 31 Year Old, one of a pair of Imperial Purple (Murasaki) Geishas released in 2018. This sherry-aged malt was distilled in the early 1980s and bottled by Elixir Distillers exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Each bottle in the pair has complementary labels designed by The Whisky Exchange's creative director Raj Chavda and are presented in individual wooden cases.

This is bottle number 14 of 60.

Karuizawa was founded in 1955 and was Japan’s smallest whisky distillery. In 1959, it became the first Japanese distillery to export whisky overseas. Karuizawa distillery stopped production in 2000 and closed definitively in 2011.

This Karuizawa 31 Year Old sold at our online auction for £15,700

Condition

Please see images for fill level and label condition.

Note the absence of a condition statement does not imply that this lot is in perfect condition or free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of ageing.

This bottle does not appear to be leaking. While we take every care to pack bottles securely we cannot guarantee that old corks and closures will not leak in transit.

Fill Level

Into neck

Approx. shipping weight

4.50kg
Delivery charges

VAT Applicable