A CHRONICLE OF THE FINEST KARUIZAWA WHISKY AT BONHAMS MAY SALE – Japanese Whisky News
A CHRONICLE OF THE FINEST KARUIZAWA WHISKY AT BONHAMS MAY SALE
Presenting the best of the famed Japanese distillery throughout its lifetime from 1960s to 2000s
Also featuring single-owner collection of the most coveted wines with impeccable UK provenance
Link to sale: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26983/
A series of the finest whisky ever made by famed Japanese distillery Karuizawa will be presented at Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine & Whisky sale in Hong Kong on 21 May. More than 90 bottles are offered and they span the best editions of every decade of the legendary distillery’s history from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Highlights include:
· From the 1960s: Lot 703. Karuizawa-1963-50 year old. Estimate: HK$800,000-1,000,000.
· From the 1970s, including more than 20 bottles of the very rare ‘circle label’ editions: Lot 839. Karuizawa-1971‐41 year old-#1842-Noh. Estimate: HK$160,000-230,000.
· From the 1980s: Lot 569. Karuizawa-1986-#2399. Estimate: HK$100,000-140,000.
· From the 1990s: Lot 433. Karuizawa-1995-Rouge Cask Collection (9 bottles). Estimate: HK$125,000-160,000.
· From the 2000s: Lot 425. Karuizawa-2000-花鳥繪系列 (4 bottles). Estimate: HK$80,000-120,000.
Bonhams Director of Wine and Whisky Asia Daniel Lam commented: “This is probably the most comprehensive offering of the sought-after Karuizawa whisky to have ever appeared at auction. For collectors and fans of the distillery or Japanese whisky in general, the sale represents a rare opportunity to acquire some of the best editions ever known – decade by decade and all on one single occasion.”
The wine section of the sale is highlighted by a sublime private cellar – A True Wine Lover’s Collection. Having begun his journey collecting fine wines some thirty years ago, the owner has built a genuinely magnificent cellar, all by purchasing through one of the leading and most prestigious fine wine merchants in the United Kingdom. The provenance is therefore impeccable. Highlights include:
· Lot 285 & 286: 2007 Harlan, The Maiden (6 bottles OWC). Estimate: HK$8,000-10,000.
· Lot 297 to 300: 2007 Bond Assortment Case (5 bottles OWC). Estimate: HK$7,000-9,000.
· Lot 268: 2009 Masseto, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia (1 Imperial – #18/80 OWC). Estimate: HK26,000-34,000.
· Lot 147: 1995 Château Latour, Pauillac 1er Cru Classé (6 magnums OWC). Estimate: HK$42,000-60,000.
· Lot 204: 1995 Chevalier-Montrachet 1995, Domaine Leflaive (12 bottles). Estimate: HK$60,000-80,000
Other key wine highlights of the sale include:
· Lot 382: 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment Case (12 bottles OWC). Estimate: HK$420,000-560,000.
· Lot 344: 2016 Scharzhofberger Eiswein, Egon Müller (1 magnum). Estimate: HK$20,000-25,000.
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