Karuizawa 17 Year Old SMWS 132.4 'Rich, brooding and suggestive' Single Malt Japanese Whisky

An exceptionally rare and highly sought-after release from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), bottle number 132.4. This expression is a single malt Japanese whisky from the legendary, now-closed Karuizawa Distillery (identified by the SMWS distillery code 132).

• Distilled: 8th July 1996
• Age: 17 Years Old
• Cask Type: Refill Butt, Ex-Sherry
• Limited Edition: One of only 346 bottles worldwide
• Strength: Bottled at a powerful cask strength of 61.7% ABV

Karuizawa bottlings are among the most collectible spirits in the world due to the distillery's closure in 2001. This specific release, titled 'Rich, brooding and suggestive', offers a deep, complex profile characteristic of the distillery's heavy sherry influence and high-altitude maturation.