Hanyu Ichiro's Malt Card King Of Diamonds
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Lot number: 0632672
Winning bid: £2,100
Hanyu distillery, situated in the town of Chichibu, was established in 1626 by Isouji Akuto and was a sake brewery. Akuto began distilling malt whisky with his son after purchasing a pair of stills from Scotland in the 1980s but unfortunately at this time demand for single malt whisky was not where it is today and the Hanyu distillery was sold in 2000. Distillation of whisky was not continued by the new owner and the stills were dismantled, the stock sold on. Isouji’s grandson, Ichiro, managed to secure some casks of the old stock and established a new distillery in 2007 on a new site in Chichibu.
This King of Diamonds is from the Card series. It was awarded Japanese whisky of the year by none other than Jim Murray himself.
Distilled: 1988
Bottled: 2006
Cask Number: 9003
Cask Type: First fill hogshead and later finished in sherry butt
56%ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 229 / 555
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