Blackadder Raw Cask – Shizuoka 2019

Single Malt Japanese Whisky · 217 bottles

This Blackadder Shizuoka 2019 belongs to the most exclusive segment of the modern Japanese whisky world. Bottled in Blackadder's uncompromising Raw Cask style and sourced from the prestigious Shizuoka Distillery , this is a bottle not created to please, but to capture what a cask truly produced.

The whisky was distilled on March 20, 2019 , and bottled on August 1, 2023 , after maturation in wine casks . It was bottled at an impressive 64.0% ABV , straight from cask number 1129 , without filtration or dilution. The edition is limited to 217 bottles , which immediately positions this bottling for serious collectors.

On the nose, this Shizuoka is intense, deep, and layered: dark fruit notes, concentrated malt, woody spices, and a distinct wine influence that adds structure and tension. On the palate, it is powerful and oily, with a massive presence of cereals, wood, spices, and ripe fruit. Everything is concentrated, nothing rounded or softened. The finish is long, dry, and impressive, with a lasting impression of power and precision.

As with every Blackadder Raw Cask, this isn't a curated interpretation, but a document of a cask . What's inside is exactly what the cask yielded—including natural cask particles as a sign of authenticity. This makes each bottle unique and irreplaceable.

Besides its distinctive character as a tasting experience, this bottling also has clear collecting and aging potential . Japanese single malts from Shizuoka, especially in raw cask form , limited editions, and high alcohol strengths, are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. This type of bottle rarely disappears unnoticed from the market and is often stored away rather than opened.

This Blackadder Shizuoka 2019 belongs in a collection where selection is based on rarity, provenance and integrity — or in our Cave of Alibaba , where only bottles with lasting value, both in terms of content and long-term value, are held.

An uncompromising Japanese single malt, raw, scarce and made for those who look ahead.