The third and last sample for now: Karuizawa 1981 cask #6207 , which was part of the 2012 Collection from La Maison du Whisky .

Karuizawa 1981 (58,3%, OB for LMdW 2011, sherry butt #6207, 543 btl.)

Nose: nicely aromatic. A lot of sandalwood and sweet pipe tobacco (slightly vanilla’d), a bit of eucalyptus and chestnuts. Some fragrant touches, like old roses. Oranges. Chocolate fudge. Black prunes. Hints of damp wood as well. Mouth: spicy and slightly hot, but with a nice fruity sourness underneath. Black cherries, cinnamon cake, raisins in rum. Becomes drier over time, showing liquorice,...