Hanyu 1988 Single Nippon Malt Whisky
| Category | JAPANESE |
| Distillery | Hanyu |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Single Nippon Malt Whisky |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Big Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hanyu |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
starts very fruity, in an unusual way. A lot of rhubarb and oranges, then rather kiwis. Bags of kiwis. That makes it slightly eau-de-vie-ish but the fruitiness is really spectacular. After a few minutes, there’s more moss and pinesap, as well as touches of wild mushrooms. Globally very lively and ‘nervous’. This should be perfect before the sherry monsters… ;-). With water: the sappy notes come out more. Some chlorophyll too, cut grass, a kind of sweet smoke…
restaurant Palate
same feeling, except that everything is mixed, including some smoke this time, as well as all these rather citric fruits. The smoke’s a little rubbery, in fact. With water: it’s the oak that plays first fiddle now, but the orange remain there in the background
timer Finish
long, rather green and acrid, but all that isn’t unpleasant