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 shochu for more than a century and added whisky to their repertoire in 1949. Back then, the distillery was located in Kagoshima Prefecture on the southernmost island of Kyushu. In 1984, the Hombo clan moved the distillery to the idyllic alpine setting of Miyada village in southern Nagano Prefecture. They chose this site for its cool temperature, which slowed maturation, and the plentiful, soft, granite-filtered snowmelt-fed aquifers.
The Whiskey Advocate 88 "This carmine dram has a soft, mellow nose of raisin, earthy red wine notes, wet slate, prune flesh, stewed rhubarb, caramelized brown
Whiskey Advocate Top 100 # 19 "This new, higher proof Iwai (pronounced EE-why) was designed for cocktails; however, its supple and more than capable as a
Tasting Notes "Brown sugar, maple syrup and toasty aromas on the nose, gentle tannin works well to bring up the sharpness in body. Finish
The Whiskey Advocate 90 "Boosting the ABV gives this more versatility for whisky-based cocktails, but neat, there are aromas of honey, barley, exotic woods, ripening pear,
The Spirit Limited release blended Japanese whisky from Mars Shinshu in Nagano Iwai Tradition finished for 9 months in Cabernet Sauvignon casks sourced from an
Tasting Notes "The label on the 2020 edition of the Komagatake Limited Series celebrates recent and substantial refurbishments made to Mars Shinshu, tucked in the Nagano
Nose: Begins warm fruity with toasted banana, pear, and apricot. Past a rather floral hint of licorice and marshmallow, I get feints of a freshly
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
Details The first bottling in Mars's new Nature of Shinshu range – each entry is named after the flora local to the eponymous distillery. Rindo means
Mars Whisky has announced the another limited edition of the lucky cat series, which follows the Lucky Cat Sun and the Lucky Cat Ask 99,
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