Mars 2016 (LMDW)

700ml / 60%

Single Malt

$305

From a single first-fill bourbon barrel, this 3 year old Mars Shinshu distilled in 2016 and bottled by La Maison du Whisky delivers fresh vanilla, orchard sweetness and creamy new spirit energy at cask strength, an early snapshot of Nagano mountain whisky at full power.

Only 2 left in stock

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SKU JP1050 Categories Japanese Single Malt, Japanese Whisky, Komagatake, Whiskey

Description

Mars Shinshu, the highest distillery in Japan, sits in the Central Alps at Miyada in Nagano and is owned by Hombo Shuzo. This single malt was distilled in 2016 and drawn from a single first-fill bourbon barrel at just three years old, selected and bottled by Parisian independent La Maison du Whisky for an event release at cask strength.

First-fill American oak at this age gives the spirit direct access to wood sugars, pulling forward fresh vanilla and orchard sweetness alongside the lively, clean new-make character the Miyada site is known for. Bottled at 60% without dilution, the high elevation climate and the youth of the cask both leave their mark in the vibrancy of the liquid.