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Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt 2000/2013 13 Year old ‘The Game’ 5th Edition: Sandalwood and liquorice

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 …

Score 86/100

Hanyu 'Colour' Joker: Exotic spices

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 …

Score 87/100

Hanyu 2000/2012 12 Year old La Maison du Whisky: Punchy and ‘farmy’

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…

Score 84/100