SCYFOOD > Japanese Whisky Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask #8601 Ichiro's Choice Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY Karuizawa distillery 軽井沢蒸溜所 was a Japanese whisky distillery. It was located at Miyota, a town on the southern slopes of an active complex volcano, Mount Asama, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1955, the distillery began production in 1956. It was owned by Mercian Corporation and was the smallest in Japan. It was mothballed in 2000, and closed in 2011, The remaining whiskey stock from the distillery was purchased and re-branded, then released as a series of luxury whiskies. This limited bottling was distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2007, Bottled at cask strength. 70cl/59%
