Karuizawa (silent) Giesha Single Cask #3626 Japanese Single Malt Whisky 40 Year Old · 1974 Vintage

Colour

Deep amber with mahogany nuances and copper-bronze highlights; a rich, wine-dark glow suggesting decades of sherry-influenced maturation.

Nose

Sherry-rich dark fruit bouquet of prune, fig and blackberry, entwined with espresso and dark chocolate. Spices—cinnamon and clove—linger as polished oak, leather and tobacco notes add a refined, old‑world elegance.

Palate

Velvety and intensely rich on the palate, this unfolds with dark fruit—prune, fig, raisin—alongside espresso, cocoa and toasted spice. Sherry-driven depth coats the mouth with polished oak, delivering a syrupy texture and a long, warming finish of dark chocolate, dried fruits and lingering spice. A luxurious, cask-strength testament to four decades in a single precious cask.

Finish

An exceptionally long, opulent finish that lingers with dark fruit, espresso and refined spice, underpinned by polished oak. The sherry influence stays ever-present, with cocoa, fig and tobacco notes weaving into a warm, cinnamon-clove finale and velvety tannins.