Description
Hanyu is one of Japan's fabled closed distilleries. It was founded in 1941 by Isouji Akuto, 19th-generation member of a famous sake producing family going back to the 1600s. In 1980, Hanyu began distilling a Scotch-style whisky using two pot stills. Originally the distillery mainly produced whisky for blends, but in 1990 a single malt was launched as well. Unfortunately, this venture didn't last v ...


