{"product_id":"mars-iwai-tradition-chateau-mars-japanese-wine-cask-finish-japan-singapore-exclusive-japanese-blended-whisky-2013-75cl","title":"Mars Iwai Tradition Chateau Mars Japanese Wine Cask Finish Japan \u0026 Singapore Exclusive Japanese Blended Whisky (2013) 75cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMars Iwai Tradition Chateau Mars Japanese Wine Cask Finish Japan \u0026amp; Singapore Exclusive Japanese Blended Whisky (2013) 75cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 2495 bottles produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMars also produce their own wine. Well, their parent company Hombo Shuzo has been distilling spirits and brewing beer and producing wine since 1872. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by Hombo Shuzo, which also has a winery in Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan. This Whisky has been finished in their own \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChateau Mars red wine barrels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for more than a year. This is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eolder bottling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2013 bottled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat 40% ABV and about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2,495 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were released.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iwai blend is a mix of 75% malt and 25% corn\/grain spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: Red berries, claret wine, croissants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate: More red berries, vanilla, spice and earthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Summer pudding meets vanilla slice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Mars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapan'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 succesful 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis whisky has been aged in the stone warehouse of Mars Tsunuki distillery in Kagoshima. It is a vatting of ex-Bourbon cask aged spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52792413913426,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/MarsIwaiTradition_ChateauMarsJapaneseWineCaskFinishJapan_SingaporeExclusiveJapaneseBlendedWhisky_2013_75cl1.jpg?v=1771971570","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/mars-iwai-tradition-chateau-mars-japanese-wine-cask-finish-japan-singapore-exclusive-japanese-blended-whisky-2013-75cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}