1) Karuizawa – Geisha 1981 35YO – The Splendid Age – Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara
Distilled in 1981 / Bottled in 2017
Cask #8287 / Sherry Cask / 56.2% / 700mL
Total 195 bottles
This bottle of Karuizawa is single cask bottling from Cask #8287.
The label featuring the geisha from “Cherry Blossoms at Night in the New Yoshiwara” by Keisai Eisen (1790–1848).
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2) Karuizawa – Geisha 1981 35YO – The Splendid Age – Izumi Shikibu
Distilled in 1981 / Bottled in 2017
Cask #8223 / Bourbon Cask / 59.9% / 700mL
Total 257 bottles
Izumi Shikibu was a mid-Heian period Japanese poet. She is considered by many to have been the greatest woman poet of the Heian period.
This bottle of Karuizawa featuring the “Izumi Shikibu“ by Utagawa Kunisada. The poem is from Goshūishū (GSIS XX: 1162):
“I’m at such a loss;
Fireflies by the marsh:
From my breast
Wanders out
My soul, or so it seems.”
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3) Karuizawa – Geisha 1981 35YO The Splendid Age – Karakoto
Distilled in 1981 / Bottled in 2016
Cask #7413 / Sherry Cask / 56.6% / 700mL
Total 249 bottles
Kamuro were the small girls who attended the great courtesans of the Yoshiwara. Brought into service at the age of ten, they paraded in their “older sister” courtesan’s retinue when she appeared in public, ran errands for her, and attended her when she met with clients. This bottle of Karuizawa is a single cask bottling from Cask#7413. Label featuring the “The Courtesan Karakoto, with Kamuro” by Utagawa Kunisada, the most popular ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.
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4) Karuizawa – Geisha 1981 35YO – The Splendid Age – Iwahashi
Distilled in 1981 / Bottled in 2016
Cask #3515 / Sherry Cask / 58.0% / 700mL
Total 160 bottles
This bottle of Karuizawa is a single cask bottling from Cask#3515. Label featuring the “Iwahashi” by Utagawa Toyokuni.
The actor Segawa Kikunojô V as the Courtesan Katsuragi. The story is about two samurai was jealous with each other because of the beautiful Courtesan Katsuragi.
