Mars Komagatake 2014 Heavily Peated Single American White Oak Cask #1855 Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2017) Singapore Exclusive 70cl

Mars Komagatake 2014 Heavily Peated Single American White Oak Cask #1855 Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2017) Singapore Exclusive 70cl

1 of 578 bottles

A rare Singapore Exclusive from Mars (shinshu). Mars are known for very rich & complex flavours in their whisky with a very strict criteria for what they release in the form of single casks.

Mars Komagatake Single Cask #1855 Heavily Peated 2014. This heavily peated Mars was distilled in 2014 and bottled in 2017 at the Shinshu distillery after maturing in a single American White Oak cask #1855. One of 578 bottles.

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.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: initially a moderate level of peat and wood smoke, more toast, some vanilla. After some time, the peat and simple smoke take a back seat.

Palate: like whole chestnuts in water residue, Chinese medicine, a little bit like pickled vegetables, the back palate is a little sweet and gets sweeter with time.

Finish: short to medium, abv lingers.

59.8% ABV

70cl