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Ichiro's Malt Card Series - Jack of Spades

Ichiro's Malt Card Series - Jack of Spades

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Ichiro's Malt Card Series - Jack of Spades

Ichiro's Malt Card Series - Jack of Spades

0 Years Old

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The remaining stock of whisky from the Hanyu distillery is a highly sought after commodity. Marketed under the label of Ichiro's Malt Playing Card Series, there are only five bottles with each card available, with the whole set selling for half a million USD at an auction in HK in...

Distillery: Hanyu

Alc. Content: 0.54

Whisky Type:

  Single Malt

Bottle Size: 700ml

Delivery in 7-15 Days Worldwide

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SKU:N3824

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(Price Upon Request)

The remaining stock of whisky from the Hanyu distillery is a highly sought after commodity. Marketed under the label of Ichiro's Malt Playing Card Series, there are only five bottles with each card available, with the whole set selling for half a million USD at an auction in HK in...

Distillery: Hanyu

Alc. Content: 0.54

Whisky Type:

  Single Malt

Bottle Size: 700ml

Delivery in 7-15 Days Worldwide

Contact us for price

SKU:N3824

The remaining stock of whisky from the Hanyu distillery is a highly sought after commodity. Marketed under the label of Ichiro's Malt Playing Card Series, there are only five bottles with each card available, with the whole set selling for half a million USD at an auction in HK in 2017. dekantā is an avid collector of the series, and here we present the Jack of Spades - one of the rarest bottles of Japanese whisky you can find. Bottling plant Sasanokawa; First maturation Hogshead; Cask number 7002; Second maturation Am. oak hogshead; Note New wood; Length of 2nd maturation 27 months. 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. NOTE: Contact us before you order for stock availability.

Color Brownish.
Nose Distinct bourbon and oak wood flavor. Loads of vanilla. Charcoal and woody scents.
Palate Tannic bitterness. The oaky note takes command and forces the soft vanilla and fruity notes into the background. A few drops of water release the pressure and make the oak and vanilla observable. Charred wood. Burnt caramel.
Finish Prickling peppery. The woody character leaves a long lasting trace of tannic dryness.
Comment The new, virgin, cask emphasizes the bourbon character inherited from the first maturation cask.

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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