Karuizawa 1985 Cask #7017

Karuizawa 1969/2012 42 Year old Cask #8183: Water brings happiness

This is my 200th review on connosr, and I believe I have a single malt whisky to introduce that is worthy of the occasion. Given my infatuation with Japanese whisky I decided to spend some time with a …

Score 89/100

Karuizawa 2000/2013 12 Year old ‘Brilliant Sherry’: A punchy youngster

Karuizawa distillery was established in 1955 by the Mercian Wine Company. Mercian owned a former vineyard and decided to convert this into a small traditional distillery. Apparently the location at Ka…

Score 83/100

Karuizawa 1999 Noh 13 Year Old Sherry Butt #869: Merry Karu-Christmas Part II

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…

Score 89/100