Hanyu Ichiro's Card Malt 8 Of Spades
Lot number: 074-3618
Winning bid: £3,100
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 is the 8 of Spades. The whisky has been aged in Hogsheads and finished in Spanish Oak Sherry Butt.
Distilled: 2000
Bottled: 2008
Cask Type: Hogshead / Spanish Oak
Cask Number: 9301
58% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 24 / 629
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