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Hanyu Ichiro's Malt Full Card Series (54 bottles)
Distillery: Hanyu
Region: Saitama, Japan
Type: Japanese Single Malt
Age: N/A years
Score: 96.0/100
Average Price: $1,500,000
Tasting Notes
Rich tropical fruit, Sherry influence, vanilla, sandalwood, complex Japanese character across all 54 expressions.
Why It's Ranked #10
The complete 54-bottle Ichiro's Malt 'Playing Card' set from Hanyu distillery (closed 2000) is the Holy Grail of Japanese whisky collecting. Each bottle features a playing card label. A complete set sold at Christie's Hong Kong for HK$11.7 million ($1.5M) in 2021.
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