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Description
Hombo Shuzo, the company behind Mars Distillery, produces many different styles of alcohol, starting with shochu in the early 1900s. They really started producing whisky in 1949 with the help of Mr. Kiichiro Iwai, an icon in the Japanese Whisky world. Shinshu is the main distillery which is in the Nagano Alps and Japan’s highest whisky distillery. The second is the Tsunuki distillery in Kagoshima, an island in the south of Japan.
Taste
Limited edition, annually released pure malt Japanese whisky distilled at Mars Komagatake Distillery (fka Mars Shinshu) and Mars Tsunuki Distillery and aged at the Mars Yakushima Aging Cellar on Yakushima Island, Japan.
Third release (2024) in the Y.A. (Yakushima Aging) series | Vatting of whiskies distilled from 100% malted barley, lightly peated to an average of 0–3.5 PPM | Matured in ex-Bourbon barrels
Brand Tasting Notes: Deep aromas of lemon tea, honey, and leather lead to a fruit-forward palate with notes of banana and pear finishing with gentle salinity.
Details
- Bottle Size700
- DistilleryMars Shinshu
- StyleJapanese Whisky
- RegionJapan
- ABV51%
- Year Bottled2024
- Country of OriginJapan
- Cask StrengthNo
- Cask TypeBourbon
