Shinshu Distillery was founded in Nagano Prefecture in 1984 by Hombo Brewing, a Japanese Shochu maker from Kagoshima Prefecture. The distillery, which used to produce whisky only during winter, also produced other distilled liquors, such as brandy. In 1992, it stopped producing whisky due to low demand. After the recovery of the whisky market in 2007, production resumed in 2011.At a height of 798 metres above sea level, Mars Shinshu is the highest distillery in Japan. The whisky, which is made from water that has passed through granite and contains plenty of natural minerals, has a rich and balanced flavor.A short while after its revival, Mars Maltage 3+25 earned the title of World’s Best Blended Malt Whisky at the WWA. The distinction stunned the whisky industry both internationally and in Japan.
In 2016, Hombo Shuzo reopened and introduced new pot stills to their first distillery location in Kagoshima now known as the Mars Tsunuki Distillery, once again Japan’s southernmost distillery. They also built an aging facility on a tiny island known as Yakushima, a National World Heritage site, where they now age spirits from both Shinshu and Tsunuki distilleries.
MARS SINGLE MALT TSUNUKI 2023 EDITION
Original price was: RM799.00.RM650.00Current price is: RM650.00.
- Limited-edition, annually released single malt Japanese whisky from Mars Tsunuki Distillery in Kagoshima, Japan
- 2023 release of Tsunuki’s yearly single malt edition
- 100% malted barley, lightly peated (average 5–6 ppm)
- Minimum 3 years old; aged in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels
- Toasted, sweet grain on the nose is accompanied by orchard fruit and woody smoke; the palate speaks of bergamot orange marmalade and grilled lemons with sultry campfire smoke on the finish
- Non-chill filtered; 50% ABV
The Tsunuki Distillery is in the south of Japan where the climate leans hot and humid, especially compared to that of Mars’s Komagatake Distillery high in the Japanese Alps. The whisky of Tsunuki is full of rich fruit and bass notes—perfect pairings for a slightly higher level of peat. This year’s release of single malt, which year over year best represents the distillery’s house style, is particularly fruity in multiple dimensions, displaying everything from citrus oil to stewed fruit, with a smokiness that will appeal to fans of peated Highland Scotches.
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