Hanyu – Ichiro's Malt Card Series - Joker 'Colour' (70cl, 57.7%)

Hanyu – Ichiro's Malt Card Series - Joker 'Colour' is a single malt whisky from Hanyu (Japan). Bottled at 57.7% ABV, 70cl. There are two Joker releases to complete the 54 bottle Card series, one in colour and one in black and white. This particular bottling is a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000. The casks used for this included a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, cognac cask, Chibidaru quarter cak, Madeira hogshead and bourbon cask. 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.