Based in the city of Hanyu in Japan’s Saitama prefecture, the legendary Japanese whisky brand Hanyu sold blends made from grain whisky produced on its own continuous stills and imported malt whisky from Scotland in 40s, But in 1980, with the introduction of pot stills, Hanyu began producing its own malt whisky which continued until 2000.They stopped distilling whisky during a period of plummeting whisky consumption in Japan, The original Hanyu distillery was dismantled in 2004, and its remaining whisky stocks sold off to Hinode Holdings, Enter Ichiro Akuto, grandson of Hanyu founder Isouji Akuto who witnessed the sale while working for Yamazaki at the time, and decided the precious whisky must be saved.70cl/60.8%
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Based in the city of Hanyu in Japan’s Saitama prefecture, the legendary Japanese whisky brand Hanyu sold blends made from grain whisky produced on its own continuous stills and imported malt whisky from Scotland in 40s, But in 1980, with the introduction of pot stills, Hanyu began producing its own malt whisky which continued until 2000.They stopped distilling whisky during a period of plummeting whisky consumption in Japan, The original Hanyu distillery was dismantled in 2004, and its remaining whisky stocks sold off to Hinode Holdings, Enter Ichiro Akuto, grandson of Hanyu founder Isouji Akuto who witnessed the sale while working for Yamazaki at the time, and decided the precious whisky must be saved.70cl/60.8%
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