Karuizawa – 1999-2000 36 Views of Mount Fuji Batch 21 (70cl, 61.00%)

Karuizawa – 1999-2000 36 Views of Mount Fuji Batch 21 is a single malt whisky from Karuizawa (Japan). Bottled at 61.00% ABV, 70cl. Matured in sherry casks. This limited bottling is part of a series of multi-vintage Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production, each bottled at cask strength and labelled with a different image from the Fugaku Sanjurokkei or 36 Views of Mount Fuji print series. The series of Japanese woodblock prints were created by artist Katsushika Hokusai in the 1830's, and proved so popular that an additional 10 views were added shortly afterwards. This is the twenty-first edition, featuring the print Sazai Hall – Temple of Five Hundred Rakan. A legendary name in Japanese whisky that developed significant cult status due to many exceptional releases of its whisky following its closure in 2000. The original distillery was dismantled in 2016, however a new one was built 7 miles away in the town of Karuizawa, commencing production in 2023.