Description
Here’s a special release from Mars Whisky: the Lucky Cat! From the Lucky Cat series, the Lucky Cat Ash 99 is a blended dram from Shinshu Mars Distillery, which is owned by the company Hombo Shuzo Ltd. The Lucky Cat Series is dedicated to Shinshu Mars Distillery owner’s cat; his passion and love for his feline companion helped developed this limited edition whisky bottle series. We’re sure that both cat lovers and whisky fans can enjoy this lovely dram from the highest distillery in Japan!

About
Sandwiched between Japan’s soaring Southern Alps and the towering Central Alps, at just over 2,600 feet, Mars Shinshu is Japan’s highest whisky distillery. The Hombo family have been distilling for more than a century and they added whisky to their repertoire in 1949. Back then the distillery was located inKagoshima Prefecture on the southern most island of Kyushu. Until 1984, it was the southernmost whisky made in Japan, which ended with the Hombo clan moving the distillery to the idyllic alpine setting of Miyada village in southern Nagano Prefecture. They chose this site for its cool temps, which slowed maturation, and the plentiful, soft, granite filtered snowmelt fed aquifers. Smart choice. The whiskies are elegant, smooth and very complex.