Karuizawa 1999 Miyaki Odori Geisha #897

Additional information

Brand

Karuizawa

Region

Japan

Cask Type

sherry cask

Age

18

ABV

60.60%

Bottle Size

700ml

Distilled Year

2000

Bottled Year

2016

Style

Fruity, Sherry

Characters

Chocolate, Leather, Oak, Prune, Sherry

Edition

Limited Edition

Cask Category

Sherry Casks

$34,000

Miyako’s springtime dance in a bottle, this 18-year rarity is a collector’s dream, celebrating Kyoto’s cherry blossoms with timeless grace.

Karuizawa Geisha “Miyako Odori” Set Ultra-rare 4-bottle Single Cask Set – Global strictly limited release

This breathtaking four-bottle set is composed entirely of sherry-matured single casks from Karuizawa’s final golden era, each dressed in the iconic “Miyako Odori” Geisha label. All bottles are non-chill-filtered, natural colour, and bottled at full cask strength, capturing the distillery at its absolute peak just before its closure.

The set contains the following four legendary casks:

  • Cask #897 Distilled: 1999 | Bottled: 2017 Sherry Butt | 60.4% ABV Dark plum, 85% cocoa chocolate, dried figs and antique sherry sweetness. Rich, oily mouthfeel with waves of toffee, mocha and gentle pipe tobacco on the endless finish.
  • Cask #899 Distilled: 1999 | Bottled: 2017 Sherry Butt | 60.6% ABV The pinnacle of 1999 sherry casks: black cherry, violet pastilles, old saddle leather and cocoa powder. Velvety texture with perfectly balanced sweet spice and decades-old oak.
  • Cask #2267 Distilled: 1999 | Bottled: 2017 Sherry Butt | 60.4% ABV Explosive and opulent: blackberry jam, date purée, cinnamon and the nutty sweetness only the finest Oloroso butts can give. Silky, layered and profoundly long.
  • Cask #7834 Distilled: 2000 | Bottled: 2018 Sherry Butt | 60.5% ABV One of the very last classic sherry casks from the year 2000. Prune, fig, bitter chocolate and a whisper of smoky leather. Powerful yet refined, with a gorgeous, sweet oxidative sherry tail.

These four casks represent the final chapter of Karuizawa’s legendary sherry maturation program. Issued in tiny numbers worldwide, each bottle comes with its original numbered certificate and the breathtaking Miyako Odori Geisha artwork.

Whether destined for the finest collections, long-term investment, or to be shared among the most passionate whisky circles, this set is the ultimate celebration of a lost golden age.

Karuizawa Geisha Miyako Odori Set Four single cask sherry bombs | 1999–2000 | Cask strength “When Karuizawa met Kyoto’s geisha, the romance of sherry cask whisky was frozen in time forever.”

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Award Winner

Gold – Ichiro’s Malt / Chichibu Red Wine Cask – World Whiskies Awards 2024

Additional information

Brand

Karuizawa

Region

Japan

Cask Type

sherry cask

Age

18

ABV

60.60%

Bottle Size

700ml

Distilled Year

2000

Bottled Year

2016

Style

Fruity, Sherry

Characters

Chocolate, Leather, Oak, Prune, Sherry

Edition

Limited Edition

Cask Category

Sherry Casks