Domain: Hanyu

Japan, Saitama. Distillery closed and dismantled.

It was in 1941 that the Akuto family, saké brewers for generations, founded its distillery in the small town of Hanyu in Saitama Prefecture. In 1946, Hanyu was awarded a spirit production licence and began producing a grain spirit. In the early 1980s, the family began producing a Scottish-style malt whisky and equipped the distillery with pot stills. From 1983 to March 2000, it somehow supported this activity, but it was far from a commercial success and eventually the family decided to end the practice. The distillery was dismantled in 2004 and the site sold. It was Ichiro, Isouji Akuto's grandson, who bought the stills, along with some 400 barrels of Hanyu single malt in barrel. It was from this stock, covering the period 1985-2000, that the Playing Cards Series was created, a collection of 52 single casks of all ages and styles of maturation. A full set would today be valued at nearly one million euros. In parallel, Ichiro sold a huge number of single casks to his customers and brought to life his dream of building his own distillery, Chichibu.

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Ichiro's Malt 1991 Of. Jack of Hearts Cask n°378 - One of 329 - bottled 2010 Venture Whisky Card - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

A single cask Hanyu (#378) distilled in 1991 and bottled at cask strength in 2010, matured first in a hogshead and finished in a hogshead with red oak heads. The now very famous and highly sought-afte... All prices

Ichiro's Malt 1991 Of. Jack of Clubs Cask n°9001 - One of 330 - bottled 2006 Venture Whisky Card - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

A single cask Hanyu (#9001) distilled in 1991 and bottled at cask strength in 2005, finished in an American oak sherry cask after maturation in a hogshead. The now very famous and highly sought-after ... All prices

Ichiro's Malt 2000 Of. Five of Spades One of 632 bottles - Cask n°9601 - bottled 2008 Venture Whisky Card - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

A Hanyu distilled in 2000 and bottled at cask strength in 2008, finished in an American oak first-fill sherry cask after maturation in a hogshead. The now very famous and highly sought-after Card Seri... All prices

Ichiro's Malt 1986 Of. King of Hearts Cask n°9033 - One of 444 - bottled 2009 Venture Whisky Card - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

A Hanyu distilled in 1986 and bottled at cask strength in 2009, finished in a Pedro Ximenez cask after maturation in a hogshead. The now very famous and highly sought-after Card Series resulted from a... All prices

Ichiro's Malt 2000 Of. Four of Spade Cask n°60 - One of 570 - bottled 2010 Venture Whisky Card - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

A Hanyu distilled in 2000—the distillery’’s last year of operation—and bottled at cask strength in 2010, finished in a Japanese oak Mizunara puncheon after maturation in a hogshead. The now very famou... All prices

Hanyu 1988 Of. Nice Butt Cask n°9307 - One of 534 - bottled 2008 Full Proof Europe - Hanyu (Brown)

A Hanyu single cask (“nice butt” #9307) bottled in 2008 for Full Proof in the Netherlands. Full Proof’’s Jeroen Koetsier originally bought half a cask of Hanyu in 2006. He was so fond of it that he im... All prices

Hanyu 1988 Of. Big Butt Cask n°9306 - One of 200 - bottled 2009 Full Proof - Hanyu (Brown)

A Hanyu single cask (“big butt” #9306) first bottled in 2008 for Full Proof in the Netherlands. Full Proof’’s Jeroen Koetsier originally bought half a cask of Hanyu in 2006. He was so fond of it that ... All prices

Hanyu 1990 Of. Batch II Cask n°9305 - One of 200 - bottled 2009 Full Proof - Hanyu (Brown)

A Hanyu single cask (#9305) bottled in 2009 for Full Proof in the Netherlands. This is the second batch. Full Proof’’s Jeroen Koetsier originally bought half a cask of Hanyu in 2006. He was so fond of... All prices

Ichiro's Malt 2000 Of. Three of Hearts Cask n°465 - One of 807 - bottled 2010 Venture Whisky Card - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

A single cask Hanyu (#465) distilled in 2000 and bottled at cask strength in 2010, finished in a port cask after maturation in a hogshead. The now very famous and highly sought-after Card Series resul... All prices

Hanyu 21 years 1988 Number One Drinks Single Cask n°9306 - One of 625 - bottled 2009 Noh Label - Hanyu (Brown)

Hanyu distillé en 1988 et embouteillé en 2009 au degré naturel dans la série « Noh Whisky » créée par Number Number One Drinks, la société fondée par David Croll et Marcin Miller en 2006 responsable d... All prices

Hanyu 22 years 1986 Part des Anges Cask n°2812 - One of 305 - bottled 2008 Closed Distilleries - Hanyu (Brown)

A single cask 22 year old Hanyu (#2812) distilled in 1986 and bottled at cask strength in 2008 by La Part des Anges for the Closed Distilleries range. La Part des Anges is an independent bottler found... All prices

Hanyu 1991 Number One Drinks Single Cask n°370 - One of 361 - bottled 2009 - Hanyu (Brown)

A Hanyu single cask (#370) distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2009, finished in Japanese oak casks. A limited edition of 361 bottles. All prices

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro's Malt Single Ex Chibidaru Cask n°346 LMDW Artist Serie - Paola Parès - Hanyu (Brown)

A Hanyu distilled in 2000 and bottled at cask strength in 2012. Matured in a chibidaru (#346), which literally means ?small cask? and is the Japanese equivalent of a quarter casks. A limited edition o... All prices

Hanyu 2000 Venture Whisky Single Cask n°957 Hogshead American Oak - bottled 2014 LMDW Artist - Tay Bak Chiang - Hanyu (Brown)

A Japanese single malt from the Hanyu distillery, distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2014 for La Maison du Whisky. Matured in an American oak hogshead. The label is a reproduction of the painting “Her E... All prices

Ichiro's Malt 15 years Of. The Final Vintage of Hanyu One of 3710 bottles - Ichiro's Malt (Brown)

Ichiro’’s Malt 15 Years, The Final Vintage of Hanyu. Hanyu, the distillery created by Ichiro Akuto’’s grandfather, closed permanently in 2000 after a chaotic existence in which it was only in producti... All prices

Hanyu 19 years 1991 The Nectar Of The Daily Drams Red Oak Heads - Cask n°377 - bottled 2010 - Hanyu (Brown)

A 19 year old Hanyu single cask (#377) distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2010 by The Nectar, matured in a cask with red oak heads. The Nectar is the largest wine and spirits importer in Belgium and an ... All prices

Hanyu 15 years Venture Whisky The Final Vintage One of 3710 bottles Ichiro's Malt - Hanyu (Brown)

A Hanyu 15 year old distilled in 2000, the last year in which Hanyu was in operation, hence the name Final Vintage. It is a blend of whiskies aged in cognac casks, puncheons, bourbon casks, hogsheads ... All prices

Hanyu 2000 Of. The Final Vintage Cask n°6093 - One of 349 - bottled 2010 Ichiro's Malt - Hanyu (Brown)

A single cask Hanyu (#6093) bottled in 2010 and distilled in 2000, the distillery’’s “Final Vintage” before it ceased operations in the same year. Hanyu was active for only six years in total, from 19... All prices

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Hanyu 2000 Venture Whisky Single Cask n°957 Hogshead American Oak - bottled 2014 LMDW Artist - Tay Bak Chiang ----

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