Mars Burn the Barrel – 2nd Edition (Hidaru)

Mars Burn the Barrel is a series from Hombo Shuzo produced under the Mars brand for the Japanese market. The second edition, named Hidaru, was bottled in 2019 at 43% as a NAS blended malt. The series concept, suggested by the name, centres on the contribution of heavily charred barrels to the character of the whisky, though the specific cask detail for this bottling is undisclosed.

In the Mars house style, blended malt expressions from Hombo Shuzo typically draw on malt spirit from the group's distilleries and reflect the clean, fruit-forward base character that Mars Shinshu in Nagano's Central Alps produces. At 43% and without an age statement, Hidaru is positioned as a characterful NAS blend, with the char-cask concept informing the name and the broader series identity.