Karuizawa 1981 Cask #4961 Shinanoya 5th Anniversary 70cl / 60%
Karuizawa 1981 Cask #4961 Shinanoya 5th Anniversary 70cl / 60% Karuizawa 1981 Cask #4961 Shinanoya 5th Anniversary 70cl / 60%
Ended 07 June 2016

Lot 6970

Karuizawa 1981 Cask #4961 Shinanoya 5th Anniversary 70cl / 60%

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Currency Estimate

EUR €1,715.37

Lot Information

31

4961

American Oak Bourbon

Japanese Whisky

Japan

228

60%

1981

Description

A 1981 Karuizawa bottled by the distillery for Tokyo wine and spirits shop Shinanoya to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Private Cask range. Aged for 31 years in an ex-bourbon barrel, this was released in 2012.

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

This Karuizawa 1981 Cask #4961 sold at our online auction for £1,450

Fill Level

Upper shoulder

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