Mars Tsunuki 2017 Yakushima Aging Single Sherry Hogshead #2095 50ppm Collection Anthology Whisky Live Paris 2026 Release Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2026) 70cl
1 of 160bottles produced from a single peated (50ppm) sherry hogshead aged on Yakushima Island tasting far beyond its years!
TASTING NOTES
Nose : Rich, deep. Initially, aromas of oily peat, soot, rancio (cherry in brandy, mango), dark chocolate, and beeswax (varnish, shoe polish) engage in a high-flying olfactory duel. With aeration, the aromatic profile becomes more malty, spicy (ginger, clove), and fermentary (porridge). Superb.
Palate: Refined and full-bodied. Medicinal (iodine tincture, methylene blue), empyreumatic (burnt wood), animal (bacon), and simultaneously apricot, citrus (orange), and bursting with exoticism (mango, persimmon, guava), the flavour profile follows on from the nose. Saline and mouth-watering, the finish is adorned with milky and creamy nuances (almond, pecan).
Finish: Long and concentrated. Enveloped in the wisps of smoke from a powerful Havana cigar, it reveals itself in turn as intensely exotic (mango, persimmon), malty (germinating barley), earthy, rooty (gentian), and medicinal (mustard seed). On the retro-nasal, springtime aromas of dandelion, daffodil, and warm asphalt intertwine harmoniously.
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 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.
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.
57.7% ABV
70cl
