Mars Tsunuki Minami-Satsuma Art Collection #1 (2023) 70cl

Mars Tsunuki Minami-Satsuma Art Collection #1 (2023) 70cl

A cask strength commemorative bottle matured in sherry. Japanese whisky matured in sherry is not often found to be available. Other brands charge much more for it due to the cask cost and rarity.

This bottling is the first version of the Art Collection series. The Tsunuki Art Collection Series focuses on art along the theme of Minami-Satsuma, the city in which Mars is based in.

This brilliant Mars Tsunuki expression was matured in a sherry hogshead cask for 3 years, imparting a brilliant array of fruity and spicy notes onto the spirit, including dried fruits, berries, cinnamon, gentle nutmeg and oak. It's a fairly full bodied whisky that celebrates "Tsunuki in Late Autumn" with artwork...

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.

52% ABV

70cl