Sadly when its stills were turned off in 2000,due to an economic recession at the turn of the millenium. Shutting the doors of the Hanyu distillery.However all clouds have a silver lining and since Hanyu has become one of Japan's most sought after single malts with the remaining casks of its unblended whisky stock purchased by Venture Whisky, a firm established by the Hanyu distillery founder's grandson, Ichiro Akuto. His finest achievement to date has to be considered the Hanyu 'Card' series. The bottles are a collection of 58 releases, each displaying one of 52 playing cards on the label, two jokers, and a second batch of follow up releases to the original 2005 Ace of Spades, Queen of Hearts, King of Diamonds, and Jack of Clubs bottlings. Each unique in its own right, every one of these have become a true collector's piece and an important moment in the history Japanese whisky.Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2008, this was originally matured in a hogshead and then finished in a refill American oak Hogshead. Bottle 116 of 345