The Mars Shinshu Mars Maltage Cosmo

Mars Maltage Cosmo is a blended malt from Hombo Shuzo, drawing on malt whiskies from the group's distilleries in Nagano and Kagoshima. This undated bottling was released for the Canadian market at 43.5%, matured in Ex-Bourbon casks in the standard Cosmo style.

The Cosmo line sits between the single-distillery Komagatake and Tsunuki expressions and the full-blend Mars range, offering a multi-site malt perspective on the Hombo Shuzo house character. Ex-Bourbon maturation typically produces a clean, mellow profile with vanilla sweetness, soft cereal and a gentle orchard fruit note, attributes that make Cosmo a broadly accessible gateway into the Mars world. At 43.5% the Canadian market expression is bottled at a weight that suits everyday drinking, staying true to the approachable positioning of the Cosmo range.