A fantastic release from Ichiro Akuto, the grandson of the founder of Hanyu distillery who famously saved the precious Hanyu stocks when the distillery was dismantled in 2004, before then founding the Chichibu distillery in 2008.

Since its stills were turned off in 2000, Hanyu has become one of Japan's most sought after single malts. An economic recession at the turn of the millennium forced the distillery to shut its doors, and the remaining casks of its unblended whisky stock were purchased by Venture Whisky, a firm established by the Hanyu distillery founder's grandson, Ichiro Akuto, in 2004. In 2005 he bottled his first single casks under the Ichiro's Malt label.

Containing the final vintage from Hanyu, this is one of 3710 bottles.

Nose Sweet, earthy, mossy, peat smoke, vanilla, maple syrup, oaky, white fruit (apples, pears), orange marmalade Taste Oily, creamy, peat smoke, ashy, sweet malt, chocolate, cherries, blueberries, fruity (apples, oranges, nectarines, apricots) Finish Long, sweet, oaky, spicy, aniseed, mint

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