Hanyu Ichiro 2000 Seven of Clubs Bottled 2008

Hanyu 1988 19 Year Old Cask 9307 'Nice Butt'

I wanted to give a few offerings from Hanyu - another closed, though well-reputed - Japanese distillery, and managed to score a few sample size bottles of the stuff. Huzzah! This was a multi-hour vertical of single cask offerings. I started with the youngest, the 19 year old 'Nice Butt' bottle. Nose: Slightly jammy with red berries and tropical...

Score 87/100

Hanyu Inchiro 2000 'The Game' bot. 2009

gift sample from a friend Nose: Varnish, malt, and a little sour (a bit on apple skins). It turns a little chocolatey. Grainy sweetness and a touch of sandalwood. There's something nice in there, but the alcohol is a bit fierce and the sour note is just a bit off. (with water) Varnish, camphor/medicinal, a little residual sweetness and fruit. More...

Score 80/100

Hanyu Ginkgo

Ginkgo is a vatted malt consisting of single malt from various Japanese distilleries and blended by Ichiro Akuto. It appears that there was one release of about 6,000 bottles. The nose is malty and quite nutty, very soft and light overall. There is vanilla and a hint of banana, everything very well blended together. The palate is medium-bodied...

Score 85/100

Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 2000/2013 13 Year Old ‘The Game’ 5th Edition

Hanyu Distillery was located in a town of the same name, 70 kilometres north of Tokyo. The original company was founded from a family business originally established in 1626 by the Akuto family, sake makers in the town of Chichibu. In 1941 Isouji Akuto, representing the 19th generation of the Akuto family, built a factory in Hanyu to produce...

Score 86/100