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Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Game, Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary 12 Year Old, Red Oak Hogshead Cask, Cask #360, 2000, Shinanoya, 57.5%
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Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Game, Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary 12 Year Old, Red Oak Hogshead Cask, Cask #360, 2000, Shinanoya, 57.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 46
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A Japanese malt distillery located in the town of the same name. It developed immense collectable status following its closure 2000 after the famous "Card" series was bottled by Ichiro's Malt. Believed to be lost forever, its former owners rebuilt it and distilling commenced again in 2021. A brand of Japanese whisky bottlings from Ichiro Akuto's Venture Whisky. Its first releases were the now lege ...

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Cask type
Red Oak Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Shinanoya
Peated
N.A
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
360
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
309
Has box
N.A
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
The Game, Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary
Historical context
Hanyu distillery closed in 2000, the year of distillation for this bottle.
Special release
Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary, Japanese market exclusive
Allocation
Japan
Nose
A very powerful nose, spicy but also quite sweet and fragrant. There's vanilla, sugar coated nuts and herbal honey, a distinct biscuity aroma and even faint marshmallow notes. Coconut oil. A little plum compote. Plenty of furniture polish and hints of cigar boxes, the whole is oaky but beautifully so. Lots of mint and eucalyptus notes which balances the sweetness nicely. Some white pepper and a faint hint of smoke in the background.
Palate
Again quite powerful, slightly hot even. It shows a malty sweetness, plum eau-de-vie and chocolate notes first, before moving towards slightly more earthy flavours, herbs and a peppery sharpness. Some tobacco leaves. Nutmeg as well.
Finish
Long, fairly dry, very herbal. Nicely balanced by a warm vanilla afterglow.
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