Ichiro's Malt 1985 Of. Queen of Diamonds Cask n°9109 - One of 223 - bottled 2007 Venture Whisky Card

  • 58.50% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask (#9103) of Hanyu distilled in 1985, aged in cognac casks and bottled in 2007 as part of Ichiro's Malt Card series. After the closure of his grandfather's distillery, Hanyu, Ichiro Akuto decided to buy the remaining casks before it was demolished in 2004. He then had the idea of bottlin…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Hanyu
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan Honshu - Saitama
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label

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Lot presentation
Ichiro's Malt 1985 Of. Queen of Diamonds Cask n°9109 - One of 223 - bottled 2007 Venture Whisky Card

Cuvée presentation

A single cask (#9103) of Hanyu distilled in 1985, aged in cognac casks and bottled in 2007 as part of Ichiro's Malt Card series. After the closure of his grandfather's distillery, Hanyu, Ichiro Akuto decided to buy the remaining casks before it was demolished in 2004. He then had the idea of bottling a large percentage of these casks as single casks, giving each cask a card to play. According to Ichiro Akuto, this was the best way for the public to be able to identify and remember them afterwards. A simple practical idea gave birth to one of the most sought-after collections of whiskies in the world. The series of cards is made up of 58 bottlings: 52 cards, 2 jokers and 4 cards that got a second bottling (Ace of spades, Queen of hearts, King of diamonds and Jack of clubs). The first bottling of the series of cards was first released in 2005 and the series came to an end in 2014 with the release of the two jokers. The multi-coloured joker is the only bottling in the series to be a blend of several casks. A limited edition of 223 bottles.

The distillery Hanyu

Japan, Saitama. Distillery closed and dismantled.

It was in 1941 that the Akuto family, saké brewers for generations, founded its distillery in the small town of Hanyu in Saitama Prefecture. In 1946, Hanyu was awarded a spirit production licence and began producing a grain spirit. In the early 1980s, the family began producing a Scottish-style malt whisky and equipped the distillery with pot stills. From 1983 to March 2000, it somehow supported this activity, but it was far from a commercial success and eventually the family decided to end the practice. The distillery was dismantled in 2004 and the site sold. It was Ichiro, Isouji Akuto's grandson, who bought the stills, along with some 400 barrels of Hanyu single malt in barrel. It was from this stock, covering the period 1985-2000, that the Playing Cards Series was created, a collection of 52 single casks of all ages and styles of maturation. A full set would today be valued at nearly one million euros. In parallel, Ichiro sold a huge number of single casks to his customers and brought to life his dream of building his own distillery, Chichibu.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Hanyu
  • Vintage: 1985
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan Honshu - Saitama
  • Alcohol percentage: 58.50 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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