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Hanyu Collectors Tasting
December 24, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$300
The tasting includes three expressions:
Hanyu 1990 17 Years Old Cask 9511 55.5%
Hanyu 1990 19 Years Old Cask 9305 53.4%
Hanyu 1985 19 Years Old Cask 1732 57.1%
Seats are limited, and booking only via Peatix.
Background
Hanyu was founded by the grandfather of Ichiro Akuto in the 1940s, near Tokyo. In 1980, with the aim of beginning single malt production at the distillery, two pot stills were bought and installed in the distillery. However, as the Japanese did not yet have a taste for blends, in 2000 the distillery was closed and finally closed in 2004. Its stock, after spending some years in a sake brewery in the north of Japan, was then bought by Ichiro who created his own brand, “Ichiro’s Malt”, in 2005. The hundred-odd casks that still remain can now be found at Chichibu and are bottled under different labels, including the famous “Card Series” range.
