Rare 1981 Karuizawa Legend Of Asama Japanese Whisky Sets Released

Rare Karuizawa 1981 vintage single cask malt whiskies are being released in exclusive sets, encased in stunning, bespoke Glencairn Crystal glassware and luna wood casing. Each exquisite set from “The Legend of Asama” includes two bottles of the precious Japanese single malt whisky, one from each of two remaining casks (no. 4059 and 6183). Only 30 sets of The Legend of Asama are available and will be released over a three-year period. Legend of Asama Renowned whisky collector and connoisseur Mahesh Patel, Founder of Universal Whisky Experience, chose casks 4059 and 6183 in 2011 and kept them at Chichibu Distillery to continue their maturation until 2017 when some of the whisky was bottled and sold in tiny batches. The last remaining bottles from each cask have been held back until now, for this exclusive Legend of Asama release. “I am extremely excited to finally be releasing this very special whisky to the world,” said Patel. “I wanted to ensure that when these exceptional whiskies were released, they were presented in a beautiful way that could tell the story of their turbulent past and be celebrated by the person lucky enough to purchase them. This vision, along with Glencairn Crystal’s creativity and innovation has brought a part of this spectacular distillery back to life.” In recent years Karuizawa whisky has become celebrated within the whisky world and highly sought-after amongst whisky collectors. Aged for 20 years at the Karuizawa Distillery, the Legend of Asama casks were transferred to Chichibu Distillery, Saitama Prefecture, where their custodian was Ichibori-san, the legendary former distiller at Karuizawa. The bottles in which the Karuizawa malt is presented are decorated with Noh masks – the Noh is Sino Japanese for skill, craft, or talent which well describes the care with which the whisky has been made. The packaging and presentation of the sets have been produced by the award-winning Glencairn Crystal Studio in East Kilbride, Scotland – the creators of the world’s favorite whisky glass, the Glencairn Glass. The set comprises five tubes – two containing the precious Noh bottles, two holding empty handmade crystal decanters with gold caps, uniquely decorated with detailed engravings of the original labels, and the last holding two specially created Glencairn cut crystal glasses and a Glencairn water-jug, of exclusive design. The tubes are handcrafted from lunawood in two sections which fasten together with a screw-thread hand-cut into the wood and are works of art in their own right. Each set is also accompanied by a signed and numbered hardback book written by whisky writer Charles MacLean MBE featuring the story behind ‘The Legend of Asama’ collection and tasting notes. If you are interested in enquiring about the price for a Legend of Asama set, or for more information on the release, please visit the official site below. legendofasama.com

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Rare Karuizawa 1981 vintage single cask malt whiskies are being released in exclusive sets, encased in stunning, bespoke Glencairn Crystal glassware and luna wood casing.

Each exquisite set from “The Legend of Asama” includes two bottles of the precious Japanese single malt whisky, one from each of two remaining casks (no. 4059 and 6183).

Only 30 sets of The Legend of Asama are available and will be released over a three-year period.

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Renowned whisky collector and connoisseur Mahesh Patel, Founder of Universal Whisky Experience, chose casks 4059 and 6183 in 2011 and kept them at Chichibu Distillery to continue their maturation until 2017 when some of the whisky was bottled and sold in tiny batches. The last remaining bottles from each cask have been held back until now, for this exclusive Legend of Asama release.

“I am extremely excited to finally be releasing this very special whisky to the world,” said Patel.

“I wanted to ensure that when these exceptional whiskies were released, they were presented in a beautiful way that could tell the story of their turbulent past and be celebrated by the person lucky enough to purchase them. This vision, along with Glencairn Crystal’s creativity and innovation has brought a part of this spectacular distillery back to life.”

In recent years Karuizawa whisky has become celebrated within the whisky world and highly sought-after amongst whisky collectors. Aged for 20 years at the Karuizawa Distillery, the Legend of Asama casks were transferred to Chichibu Distillery, Saitama Prefecture, where their custodian was Ichibori-san, the legendary former distiller at Karuizawa.

The bottles in which the Karuizawa malt is presented are decorated with Noh masks – the Noh is Sino Japanese for skill, craft, or talent which well describes the care with which the whisky has been made.

The packaging and presentation of the sets have been produced by the award-winning Glencairn Crystal Studio in East Kilbride, Scotland – the creators of the world’s favorite whisky glass, the Glencairn Glass.

The set comprises five tubes – two containing the precious Noh bottles, two holding empty handmade crystal decanters with gold caps, uniquely decorated with detailed engravings of the original labels, and the last holding two specially created Glencairn cut crystal glasses and a Glencairn water-jug, of exclusive design.

The tubes are handcrafted from lunawood in two sections which fasten together with a screw-thread hand-cut into the wood and are works of art in their own right.

Each set is also accompanied by a signed and numbered hardback book written by whisky writer Charles MacLean MBE featuring the story behind ‘The Legend of Asama’ collection and tasting notes.

If you are interested in enquiring about the price for a Legend of Asama set, or for more information on the release, please visit the official site below.

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