Ichiro's Blend 33 Year Old

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 2000/2012 12 Year Old La Maison du Whisky

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 who were 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...

Score 84/100

Hanyu 'Colour' Joker

In 2014, Ichiro Akuto released the final bottlings of the Hanyu Card series, both called Joker: one with a colour label, the other with a monochrome one. This review refers to the ‘Colour’ version, a vatting of casks from several vintages (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000) and different cask types (sherry butt, puncheon, ex-cognac, hogshead,...

Score 87/100

Hanyu Ichiros Malt 15 Years

Hanyu Distillery was founded in 1941 by Isouji Akuto, a descendant of a long line of sake producers. Located north-west of Tokyo in Saitama prefecture, Hanyu distillery was built in the city of the same name, and is surrounded by vast rice fields supplied with river Tone water. In 1980 the distillery started the production of single malt whisky,...

Score 86/100