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A 1988 vintage single cask from the closed Hanyu distillery in Saitama, this 23 Years Old spent its final phase in an American oak puncheon, arriving at cask strength 57.5% with the vanilla and toasted wood amplitude that puncheon finishing on older spirit tends to build.
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Description
Hanyu 23 Years Old 1988 is a single cask single malt distilled at Hanyu in Saitama Prefecture in 1988, one of a series of vintage-dated releases that Ichiro Akuto brought to market from the casks saved when Toa Shuzo's distillery closed in 2000. This expression was bottled in 2011 at cask strength for a global release.
The maturation ran from Ex-Bourbon into an American oak puncheon for the finish. Puncheons are large-format barrels that impart American oak character more slowly than a standard barrel, and after 23 years total ageing the influence would be substantial: amplified vanilla, toasted oak spice and a broad, waxy texture at 57.5%. With no individual tasting notes available, the expected profile leans into sweet, wood-forward American oak depth alongside the fruit and cereal character typical of the Hanyu house style.
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