This sale contains two bottles of Karuizawa Emerald Geisha, bottled by Elixir distillers exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. These bottles have mirror image labels and each is presented in a wooden case.
KARUIZAWA 33 YEAR OLD EMERALD GEISHA (VOLUME 700ML / ABV.54.4%)
Matured in sherry cask #8908, one of 170 bottles.
Thirty three years in a sherry cask has augmented the classic Karuizawa character with notes of raisin, mint and plum. This enchanting and extremely rare whisky was bottled by Elixir Distillers exclusively for The Whisky Exchange.
The distinctive emerald labels combine beautiful Japanese art forms with complex hot foil and intricate embossing embellishments, giving the bottles a sculptured finish. They were designed by The Whisky Exchange’s creative director Raj Chavda, who is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Art.
KARUIZAWA 35 YEAR OLD EMERALD GEISHA (VOLUME 700ML / ABV.59.1%)
Matured in bourbon cask #8518, one of 265 bottles.
Karuizawa's whiskies are legendary. Not only are they of sublime quality, but the distillery's closure almost 20 years ago means that they are rarer than emeralds. This exclusive single-cask bottling of 35-year-old single malt, created by Elixir Distillers, layers vanilla and spiced butter around the Karuizawa core.
The distinctive emerald labels combine beautiful Japanese art forms with complex hot foil and intricate embossing embellishments, giving the bottles a sculptured finish. They were designed by The Whisky Exchange’s creative director Raj Chavda, who is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Art.