Hanyu Ichiro's Malt Card 6 Of Hearts

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 9 of Hearts is from the Card series

Distilled: 1991

Bottled: 2012

Cask Type: 1st cask hogshead, 2nd cask american oak puncheon

Cask No: 405

70cl at 57.9%