Mars Komagatake 2014 Yakushima Cellar Aging Bourbon Barrel Matured Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2017) 70cl "Single Malt Komagatake Yakushima Aged" is a single malt whisky distilled at the Mars Shinshu...
Mars Komagatake 2014 Yakushima Cellar Aging Bourbon Barrel Matured Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2017) 70cl
"Single Malt Komagatake Yakushima Aged" is a single malt whisky distilled at the Mars Shinshu Distillery in 2014 and aged on Yakushima, a World Heritage Site island located approximately 60km south-southwest of the Kagoshima mainland. Five bourbon barrels were selected from the Yakushima Aging Cellar for the vatting process. This single malt whisky has a youthful yet powerful woody aroma and a sweet aroma reminiscent of cinnamon. Please enjoy this rare malt whisky, ensconced in the natural beauty of Yakushima.
This is a harmony of 3-year-old whisky from 5 Bourbon barrels. Young alive, cinnamon sweetness, delicate smokiness with a bit of salt.
About Mars
Japan's highest distillery, Shinshu was built by the whisky division of the Hombo Shuzo Co, known as Mars, in 1985. It is located in Miyada, a village in the Nagano Prefecture, and operated for seven years before being mothballed in 1992. Despite being relatively successful in their native market, Mars had not had the success of its competitors Nikka and Suntory on the global stage, and the struggling Japanese whisky market at the time forced the company's hand. In the subsequent years however, things began to improve, and Shinshu distillery was eventually re-opened in 2011. Mars bottles its single malt under the Komagatake brand, and have also opened a sister distillery called Tsunuki to provide for its popular blends.
This whisky has been aged in the stone warehouse of Mars Tsunuki distillery in Kagoshima. It is a vatting of ex-Bourbon cask aged spirit.
In 1985, Hombo Breweries opened the Mars Shinshu distillery in Miyata village at the foot of the Komagatake Alps in Japan’s Nagano prefecture. Whisky production there takes place only during winter, with the rest of the year spent brewing beer and distilling other spirits. However, with the popularity of whisky enjoying a resurgence in Japan, “winter” now lasts for about six months at the distillery.
59% ABV
70cl
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