Mars Shinshu
Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
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Mars Shinshu Iwai Whisky
Japanese Whiskey · 40.0% ABV
Kiichiro Iwai, the name sake for this Mars Whisky, was a silent pioneer of Japan whisky. This whisky is inspired by great whiskies of America... -
Mars Shinshu The Y.A. #02
Japanese Whiskey · 49.0% ABV
Different types of malt whisky matured from the Shinshu and Tsunuki distilleries. Hints of sun-ripened fruits combined with sea breeze and smoky flavors. -
Mars Shinshu Tsunuki 2022
Japanese Whiskey · 50.0% ABV
Single malt was distilled and matured at Mars Tsunuki Distillery in Kagoshima, Japan...
About the distillery
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.