Overview
KARUIZAWA 35 Year Old #8185 HANYU 2000 #955 Chichibu: identity, condition and appraisal details
The opening photographs for KARUIZAWA 35 Year Old #8185 HANYU 2000 #955 Chichibu should answer two points: the presentation box and the bottle base. Alongside the Karuizawa, Hanyu, Chichibu distillery or brand name, include the batch marking before the seal, and finish with the accessory group in context.
Marks to compare on the whisky
- The brands in the set: Karuizawa, Hanyu, Chichibu
- Date / age wording in the product name: 35 YEAR OLD, 2000
- Bottle-by-bottle matching: Match each vintage, age statement, variant and accessory only to the bottle that shows or carries it
- Category: three-bottle Japanese whisky set
- Key details: the Karuizawa 35 Year Old cask 8185, Hanyu 2000 cask 955 and Chichibu bottle, with the matching age, vintage and cask details for each bottle
On KARUIZAWA 35 Year Old #8185 HANYU 2000 #955 Chichibu set, make the Karuizawa 35 Year Old cask 8185, Hanyu 2000 cask 955 and Chichibu bottle, with the matching age, vintage and cask details for each bottle readable in one photo sequence and leave an uncertain detail undescribed until a closer view is available, without moving a marking or accessory from one component to another.
Photo sequence for this whisky
For KARUIZAWA 35 Year Old #8185 HANYU 2000 #955 Chichibu set, pair a complete view with labels, fill level, closure, base, cask number, box and accessories for all three bottles; this keeps each close-up traceable to the correct item and packaging.
Use close-ups of fill level, seal, labels, bottle base, box and accessories on each of the three bottles for KARUIZAWA 35 Year Old #8185 HANYU 2000 #955 Chichibu set; nothing should be polished, retouched or rearranged to improve the photographs.
Safe storage before whisky handover
Once the photographs of KARUIZAWA 35 Year Old #8185 HANYU 2000 #955 Chichibu set are complete, keep all three bottles upright, shaded and at a stable temperature; do not swap their boxes, certificates or booklets; add any requested view without rearranging the item first.
For handover, photograph each of the three bottles with its own packaging before taking a complete set view; do not swap similar parts between items.

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Before arranging a handover for the bottle, send clear photos on WhatsApp to 9453 0784, or call 9453 0784; also state the quantity, location and packaging included with the bottle set.
Once the first photo set for the bottle set is complete, leave it in the same condition and arrangement until the next appraisal or handover step is confirmed.