Ichiro's Malt Five Of Diamonds
Lot number: 300954
Winning bid: £175
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.
The 5 of Diamonds is from the Card series
Distilled 2000
Bottlled 2012 Cask #1305
1st Cask Hogshead
2nd cask Sherry butt
70cl
57.7%
Bottle no 40 652