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Hanyu 2000 A Decade As Number One

Hanyu 2000 A Decade As Number One
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Lot number: 064-1942

Winning bid: £680

Closed in 2000 and dismantled in 2004, Hanyu's legacy lives on thanks to Ichiro Akuto who purchased the remaining 400 casks and began releasing it in the Ichiro's Malt card series. This marketing masterstroke featured a different playing card on the label, allowing people to easily remember their favourites and encouraging collectors to complete the full deck. There were only 17 years of production at Hanyu so stocks are limited and scarce.

Most of the fans of Japanese whisky knows about Number One Drinks Company. Whom brought most of the infamous Karuizawa stock.

Well, they bottle some fantastic whisky and now they are celebrating the fact that this has been going on for a decade.

Distilled: 2000

Bottled: 2016

Cask Type: Red Oak Hogshead

Cask Number: 359

56.6%ABV / 70cl

Please examine all images of the lot, any packaging and labels carefully and satisfy yourself as to their condition before making a bid.