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Karuizawa 1965 Sherry Butt
Distillery: Karuizawa
Region: Nagano, Japan
Type: Japanese Single Malt
Age: 61 years
Score: 95.5/100
Average Price: $1,200,000
Tasting Notes
Dried fruits, dark chocolate, smoke, exotic spices, miso
Why It's Ranked #6
From the now-silent Karuizawa distillery, closed in 2000. This 1965 Sherry butt is among the rarest Japanese whisky casks on the market. Karuizawa's cult status makes each surviving cask extraordinarily precious.
