Ichiro's Malt

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt Card Series - King of Spades 21 Year Old, Hogshead & Bourbon Cask, Cask #9418, 1986, Ichiro's Malt, 57%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 63
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

Distilled in 1986 and placed into hogshead cask #9418, this was bottled in 2007 after finishing in bourbon wood. This is bottle number 17 of 271. Hanyu was a Japanese malt distillery that closed in 2000, and its remaining stocks were acquired and bottled by Ichiro Akuto under the Ichiro's Malt Card Series, which developed immense collectable status.

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Region
Japan
Age
21 Years
Vintage
1986
Bottled
2007
ABV
57%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Ichiro's Malt
Origin
Japan
Cask type
Hogshead & Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Ichiro's Malt
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
9418
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Ichiro Akuto
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
271
Has box
N.A
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Ichiro's Malt Card Series
Historical context
Hanyu distillery closure in 2000 and subsequent demolition in 2004, with Ichiro Akuto acquiring the remaining stock.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Distinct bourbon and oak wood flavor. Loads of vanilla. Charcoal and woody scents. Green apple, tart, cinnamon, sweet ginger, sandalwood, soft spice wood, and burning incense stick. Waxy apple juice and extremely rich, honeyed caramel.
Palate
Tannic bitterness. The oaky note takes command and forces the soft vanilla and fruity notes into the background. Charred wood. Burnt caramel.
Finish
Prickling peppery. The woody character leaves a long lasting trace of tannic dryness.
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