Ended 10 September 2019
Karuizawa 38 Year Old Cask #4348 Pearl Geisha - Elixir Distillers 70cl / 62.1%
Karuizawa 38 Year Old Cask #4348 Pearl Geisha - Elixir Distillers 70cl / 62.1% Karuizawa 38 Year Old Cask #4348 Pearl Geisha - Elixir Distillers 70cl / 62.1%
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Lot 64654

Karuizawa 38 Year Old Cask #4348 Pearl Geisha - Elixir Distillers 70cl / 62.1%

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Currency Estimate

EUR €17,333.17

Lot Information

38

Elixir Distillers

4348

Sherry

Japanese Whisky

Japan

172

Pearl Geisha

62.1%

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Description

A bottle of Karuizawa 38 Year Old, one of a pair of Pearl 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 025 of 172; this was bottled from cask number 4348.

Karuizawa was founded in 1956 by Japanese wine and spirits producer Daikoku Budoshu to supply malt whisky for the company's Ocean blends. Despite a rocky start due to import restrictions, the distillery began importing Golden Promise barley from the UK and producing a Scottish-style spirit which was matured in Spanish sherry casks, though it was still destined for the company's blending vats. By the late 1980s and 1990s, Karuizawa started to earn a reputation as a single malt, but this wasn't enough to stop the distillery closing in 2001 when its owner, by then called Mercian, was acquired by drinks giant Kirin. In 2007, UK bottler Number One Drinks started to release single casks of Karuizawa and these grabbed the attention of whisky fans worldwide. More independent bottlings were to follow, and with stocks depleting, each new release has become a major event in the whisky calendar.

This Karuizawa 38 Year Old Cask #4348 sold at our online auction for £14,000

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. Older bottles often contain small amounts of sediment. We cannot guarantee that the contents of this bottle will be free from the effects of age, cork taint, oxidation or other faults.

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

Middle shoulder

Approx. shipping weight

3kg
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