The Karuizawa 1981 31-Year-Old is a Japanese single malt whisky, matured in a sherry butt cask no. 348 and bottled at cask strength with an alcohol content of 58.9%. It is a part of the distillery's Noh series, inspired by the traditional Japanese Noh theatre, particularly its use of masks.
This whisky is limited to 207 bottles and was originally distributed exclusively in Sweden and Norway. It was bottled in 2013 after 31 years of maturation, making it one of the more aged whiskies from the now-closed Karuizawa distillery.
Age: 31 Years Old Size: 700 mlStrength: 58.9 %
Bottling series:
Noh Whisky
Distillery:
KaruizawaBottler: Distillery Bottling
Auction sales and price statistics for the past 3 months
This calculation includes all Karuizawa 1981 - 31 Year Old - Cask no. 348 - Noh Whisky auctioned from
March 2026 to April 2026.
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Auction sales and price statistics for the past 6 months
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February 2026 to April 2026.
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Auction sales and price statistics for the past 12 months
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October 2025 to April 2026.
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Auction sales and price statistics by year, cumulative total
2013-2026
Between 2013 and 2026,
the value of Karuizawa 1981 31 Year Old Cask no. 348 Noh Whisky underwent an average annual change of
%.
This table shows the information for each year in
which this whisky was sold at auctions,
compared to the previous year and cumulatively over time.
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Sold Ratio - ratio of lots sold to lots unsold. Avg. Price - average hammer price for the year. Vs Previous - the current year's price change compared to the previous year's, as a percentage. Cumulative - the cumulative total of the current year's price change relative to the first year's sales.
The graph shows the sales history for Karuizawa 1981 - 31 Year Old - Cask no. 348 - Noh Whisky at all auctions from the very first to the last one.
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