Web: http://www.toashuzo.com/
Products (whisky) : http://www.toashuzo.com/whiskylist.htm

Toa Shuzo was founded in 1941 and was famouse as a traditional Sake brewary in Chichibu, Tochigi and won some cups in Sake competitions.

Hanyu (Closed)

Address: Nishi 4-1-11, Hanyushi, Saitamaken 348-0054
TEL: 048-561-3311
FAX: 048-561-8923
Water: Transported by a tanker from Kaminoizumi (Literaly "God's Spring") in Chichibu.



Hanyu distillery: http://www.toashuzo.com/whisky.htm

Situated in a rice field, the distillery was founded in April 1946 with one pot still. The water was transported from a spring near to the sake brewary. The distillery had two stilles heated by steam. New oak cask and Sherry cask were used for maturing. The distillery buildings housed also a continuous still, a bottling plant, the Sake brewary and the head office. The company was importing malts from Scotland and producing blended whisky too.

They distilled only sometimes so the supply is very limited.

The business came to a standstill, the owner sold the company to another company, the new owner was not interested in whisky making and the distillery facilities was removed in 2004. The past owner (managing director) is keeping the rest casks and the removed stills in a warehouse. He is selling a wide range of limited Hanyu bottlings. Web of his 'Venture Whisky Ltd' is at http://homepage3.nifty.com/venture-whisky/ and http://maltdream.com/. His plan, to found a new distillery and distill whisky with local barley and local peat in Saitama, is on.

Single malt: Golden Horse Chichibu 8yo is still available in the company web.

General Information

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