Hanyu Toashuzo
2019 Single Cask No.5008
Hanyu Toashuzo
Sanada Yukimura was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years", "Crimson Demon of War" and "The Last Sengoku Hero". The famed veteran of the invasion of Korea, Shimazu Tadatsune, called him the "Number one warrior in Japan".
This single cask (Sherry) bottling by the World famous Hanyu distillery has been bottled at cask strength in October 2019. This bottling is the 2nd release in a series of 3 depicting famous Samurai warriors through out Japanese History. Only that is is one of 277.
The loss of the Hanyu may have played a part in creating and establishing Chichibu, but we’ve only come to realise the loss of this distillery in recent times. Interestingly, we might be seeing a new Hanyu soon, much like Brora and Port Ellen being revived. A new project has been revealed and is currently seeking funding under the Hanyu name. This will be going so far as to recreate the original stills from existing blueprints. In 1946 the distillery was granted a license for making whisky but single malt wasn’t produced on-site until 1980. Even then, production only lasted 20 year and was shut down due to financial struggles and – believe it or not – the lack of popularity of Japanese whisky. Hanyu has endured thanks to various releases as Japanese whisky has been recognised around the world. Some of the most desirable whiskies come from Hanyu with its 54 bottle playing card series being seen as one of the most desirable and a full set recently fetching £755,000. The original Hanyu might be out of reach of most people but let’s hope for a successful resurrection.
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