First cask type: Hogshead; Second cask type: French oak, Cognac cask. Cask Strength, non-colour, non-chilled filtered. A legendary and very rare bottle. Distilled at Hanyu Distillery.
Hanyu Distillery, now closed, was famous for its Playing Card whisky series. Venture Whisky Ltd., the founder of the Ichiro’s Malt brand, rescued the remaining stocks from Hanyu, and some of the whiskies left behind are part of the Playing Card Series. This is the Four of Hearts from the 54-bottle whisky collection. Each card has its own whisky flavor profile, and the Four of Hearts has an upfront sweet honey taste with hints of rich dark chocolate.
Please note that the bottle is rare vintage bottle. Please manage your expectations with the labels. Before placing your order please request images from us first.
Sweet top note
which is like honey or maple syrup.
At first,feel sweet taste and then change
into bitter chocolate taste. Add some
water, then makes it smooth.
Hanyu Distillery was located in a town bearing its name on the banks of the Tone river. The original company was founded from a family business originally established in 1626 by the Akuto family, sake-makers in the town of Chichibu. Isouji Akuto, the 19th generation of the Akuto family, built a factory in Hanyu city, north-west of Tokyo, in 1941 to produce alcohol and obtained a licence to do so in 1946.
In 1980, serious attempts to produce a Scotch whisky-type product began and two pot stills were obtained. At the time, consumer demand was for blended whisky rather than single malt. Since then there has been a worldwide shift towards single malts and in 1990 Chichibu whisky was launched, named after the place where the sake was originally produced. It had two steam-heated stills and a continuous still, along with a Sake brewery.
Unfortunately it stopped making whisky in 2000, with the pot stills and distilling equipment dismantled in 2004. The grandson of the founder, Ichiro, purchased the mature stock and distilling facilities and hopes one day to start a new distillery. A dream that he is currently realising with his creation of the Chichibu Distillery.
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