Karuizawa 1982 TWE 10th Anniversary Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Karuizawa 1982 TWE 10th Anniversary

Added on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:16 PM

Bottler:

Age:	27 yrs	Type:	Japanese
Vintage:	1982	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	56.10 %	Region:	Japan
Price:	N/A	Availability:	Collectors Only

Bottled 2009 First-Fill Sherry Cask no. 2748

$155 on release.

Member Ratings and Notes

Sku

A sherry one note. Fine, if what you want is pure sherry notes, but uninspired.

Dave

Both of the Japanese won the blind tasting for my taste. This one was also a great sherry bomb with a bit less chocolate than the Hakushu. Less resin also which may seem like a good thing but it removes the complexity. Still very good and one I will seek more of.

Chris

Whoa, kinda funky. Cherry sherry and very resinous. Initially I thought it might have a moldy off-note, but that faded and I realized there's just a lot of wood lurking underneath the sherry. I grew to like it a lot.

Andy

Old wood + sherry. Delicious, but a bit bitter. Twigs.

Rob

I found something to be a bit off with this one - slightly foul and moldy tasting initially. It improves towards the finish and quite a bit of sherry and wood come through, but not enough to overcome my initial impression.

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