{"product_id":"karuizawa-40-year-old-1982-platinum-geisha-single-sherry-cask-1650-56-5-abv-closed-japanese-distillery-70cl","title":"Karuizawa 40 Year Old 1982 — Platinum Geisha | Single Sherry Cask #1650 | 56.5% ABV | Closed Japanese Distillery | 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Karuizawa Geisha series has become the most iconic and sought-after label in the history of Japanese whisky — each bottle a single cask drawn from the closed mountain distillery, presented with a classic ukiyo-e woodblock print of a Japanese geisha. The Platinum Geisha represents the apex of that series: a 40-year-old expression from the 1982 vintage, drawn from a single sherry cask (#1650) at natural cask strength of 56.5% ABV. Karuizawa has been closed since 2000 and demolished since 2011. A 1982 vintage sherry cask expression aged for four full decades is among the oldest and rarest Karuizawa ever released.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistillery: Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan — closed 2000, demolished 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpression: 40 Year Old — Platinum Geisha Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage: Distilled 1982\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge: 40 Years Old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle: Japanese Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCask: Single sherry cask — Cask #1650\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottling strength: 56.5% ABV — Cask Strength\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottle size: 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColouring \/ filtration: Natural colour, Non-Chill-Filtered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Perfect, with original packaging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNose: The profound depth of four decades in sherry wood opens slowly — dense dried fruit, dark muscovado sugar, polished furniture and aged leather. Oriental spices, sandalwood and a fragrant, almost ceremonial quality that is uniquely Karuizawa. Green tea and dried apricot emerge with time in the glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalate: An extraordinary balance of fruit, spice and elegant old oak — rich, oily and mouth-coating. The 40 years in sherry wood have produced an extraordinary concentration of dark dried fruit alongside bitter chocolate, warm spice and a Karuizawa waxiness that no other distillery has ever produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish: One of the longest and most meditative finishes in whisky. The sherry cask sweetness and spice linger for minutes, fading in layers. Utterly unhurried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Bottle Is Worth Bidding On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 40-year-old single sherry cask from a demolished Japanese distillery is among the rarest categories in the entire world of spirits — this is not a bottle you can compare to anything on current release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Platinum Geisha is the highest tier of the Geisha series, reserved for the oldest and most extraordinary casks; sherry cask Karuizawa at 40 years and cask strength is the full expression of everything that made this distillery legendary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaruizawa auction records have grown consistently for over a decade; aged, single cask, sherry-matured expressions from the 1980s vintage regularly command the highest prices in Japanese whisky, and supply is permanently fixed and diminishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskys Auction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55147969708369,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/4028\/1681\/files\/306184FB-F56B-4116-98B0-7F9B69A38A83.jpg?v=1790873672","url":"https:\/\/whiskysauction.co.uk\/products\/karuizawa-40-year-old-1982-platinum-geisha-single-sherry-cask-1650-56-5-abv-closed-japanese-distillery-70cl","provider":"Whiskys Auction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}