Hanyu 2000 11 years old Ten of Hearts - Cask no. 463 - b. 2011 - 70cl

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro's Malt "Card" – Ten of Hearts – Cask #463 – Venture Whisky – b. 2011 – 70cl


Ichiro's Malt "CARD" – Ten of Hearts. Hanyu single malt, distilled 2000, bottled 2011, single cask #463, 61.0% vol., 700 ml, bottle no. 184 of 295. Non chill-filtered, non coloured. Bottled by Venture Whisky Ltd., Chichibu.

The Card Series is Ichiro Akuto's set of 54 single cask bottlings of Hanyu single malt – one for every card in a full deck, including the two Jokers – released between 2005 and 2014 from the stock he saved when the Hanyu distillery closed. Hanyu, founded by the Akuto family in 1941 in Saitama Prefecture, stopped distilling in 2000 and its equipment was dismantled in 2004. The remaining casks were acquired by Ichiro Akuto, grandson of the founder, who went on to establish Venture Whisky and build the Chichibu distillery.

The Ten of Hearts comes from the 2000 vintage, the final year of production at Hanyu. The spirit was first matured in a hogshead and then given a second maturation in a Madeira hogshead (cask #463), before being bottled in 2011 at 61.0% vol. with no chill filtration and no added colour. Outturn: 295 bottles. This is bottle number 184.

Label details (as printed)
– Ichiro's Malt "CARD" – Japanese Single Malt Whisky – Ten of Hearts
– Distillery: Hanyu (closed 2000)
– Distilled: 2000
– Bottled: 2011
– Cask #463
– First cask: Hogshead
– Second cask: Madeira Hogshead
– 700 ml / 61.0% vol.
– Non chill-filtered, non coloured
– Bottle No. 184 / 295
– Venture Whisky Ltd., 49 Midorigaoka, Chichibu-shi, Saitama, Japan
– Back label carries the UK import label of The Number One Drinks Company Ltd., Norwich

Specifications
– Category: Japanese single malt whisky, single cask
– Distillery: Hanyu
– Bottler: Venture Whisky Ltd. (Ichiro's Malt)
– Series: Card Series
– Vintage: 2000
– Bottled: 2011
– Age statement: none (distilled 2000, bottled 2011)
– Strength: 61.0% vol.
– Volume: 700 ml
– Number of bottles in this lot: 1

Condition
Bottle: Unopened, black capsule intact. Fill level at top shoulder. Front label clean and fully legible. Back label with a small scuff at the top edge; UK importer label and a retailer barcode sticker at the base of the back label, the latter with slight edge wear.
Packaging: Bottle only, no box.

Please refer to the photos, which form part of the description.