Hanyu-Kawasaki Ichiro's Malt & Grain Kiyosato Field Ballet 26th Anniversary Japanese Blended Whisky (70cl, 48%)

A Japanese blended whisky vatted by Ichiro Akuto, founder of Chichibu Distillery, from two single casks: a Hanyu distilled in 1990 and a Kawasaki distilled in 1982. Both distilleries are now closed. It was bottled in 2015 at 48% ABV, in a 70cl bottle, to mark the 26th anniversary of the Kiyosato Field Ballet. The casks are named as refill sherry butts and a Demerara rum cask. Kawasaki was a grain distillery owned by Mercian, which also owned Karuizawa. After the closures, the remaining casks were stored in a Yamanashi warehouse and bought by Akuto in 2006. The release is 700 bottles.