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Honshu
Karuizawa
Honshu, Japan
- Whiskies in the atlas1
- RegionHonshu
- CountryJapan
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Last updated: Sep 5, 2026
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Story & style
Founded 1955 Rich & Legendary🔒 Closed
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✨ What makes it special
Only sherry cask-matured Japanese whisky. Closed 2000. Single bottles reach £100,000+ at auction
⚗️ The process
Still typePot still
Number of stills2
🪵 Maturation
Ex-sherry exclusively
👤 The people
OwnerClosed (was Mercian/Kirin)
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Coordinates
36.3486° N · 138.5972° E
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