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    • Hanyu Ichiro's Malt 2000

    Whisky Talk Fukuoka 2012

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    £415
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    Hanyu Ichiro's Malt 2000

    Whisky Talk Fukuoka 2012
    Lot #0250134
    FINISH DATE
    31 December 2015

    Bottled in 2012 to celebrate the annual Japanese Whisky Talk event. This 12 year old whisky is from the Hanyu distillery which was dismantled in 2004. This particular cask comes from the last year of its production in 2000.

    Limited to just 446 bottles this was originally available to visitors at the festival held in Fukuoka. Since 2011 the organisers have bottled a special one-off edition for attendees to purchase. In 2012 they selected this cask from Hanyu, distinctively featuring the silhouette of an animal which is apparently a Japanese crane.

    With Japanese closed distilleries enjoying a resurgence at auction, we're pleased to bring you this opportunity.

    Distributed by Number One Drinks Company Ltd.

    Hanyu

    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.

    Lot Features
    • BOTTLER
      Official
    • CASK TYPE
      American Oak Puncheon
    • DISTILLERY
      Hanyu
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      700ml
    • STRENGTH
      60.1%
    • BOTTLES PRODUCED
      446
    • CASK TYPE
      American Oak Puncheon
    • APPROX. SHIPPING WEIGHT (kg)
      2
    Region
    Japan
    Japan

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