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Whisky Mars Komagatake IPA Cask Finish Bottled in 2023
52%
0.7L
Intensity
A surprising, flavoursome whisky, sublimated by a fine bitterness acquired through a long maturation in Japanese beer casks.
More infoMars Komagatake is an iconic single malt from the Mars Komagatake distillery, located in the Nagano region in the heart of the beautiful Japanese Alps. The distillery’s charm also stems from the Minami brewery next door, which produces craft beers from only local ingredients. The distillery came up with the idea of using these fine used beer casks to prolong the ageing of its whisky, adding a unique and original flavour to the whole. The spirit is gently matured in the Komagatake cellar, at an altitude of over 800 metres.
The light brown colour reveals a refreshingly intense nose, characterised by scents of citrus fruit and herbs combined with elegant notes of vanilla. The smooth, malty palate offers exquisite aromas of grapefruit and orange. The slightly bitter finish delicately reveals expressive, lingering aromas of vanilla and sweet spice.
Lot presentation
Whisky Mars Komagatake IPA Cask Finish Bottled in 2023
The wine
Mars Komagatake is an iconic single malt from the Mars Komagatake distillery, located in the Nagano region in the heart of the beautiful Japanese Alps. The distillery’s charm also stems from the Minami brewery next door, which produces craft beers from only local ingredients. The distillery came up with the idea of using these fine used beer casks to prolong the ageing of its whisky, adding a unique and original flavour to the whole. The spirit is gently matured in the Komagatake cellar, at an altitude of over 800 metres.
The light brown colour reveals a refreshingly intense nose, characterised by scents of citrus fruit and herbs combined with elegant notes of vanilla. The smooth, malty palate offers exquisite aromas of grapefruit and orange. The slightly bitter finish delicately reveals expressive, lingering aromas of vanilla and sweet spice.
About the Producer Mars - Shinshu
Japan, Nagano. Distillery operational. Owner: Hombo Shuzo Co. Ltd.
Founded in 1985, Mars-Shinshu had been a distillery in-the-making since 1918. Its history has something of the “back to the future” about it. In 1918, Kijiro Iwai, director of Settsu Shozu, sent Masataka Taketsuru to Scotland to learn the basics of distillation. On his return in 1920, he found his employer at the head of a company that had gone adrift. Settsu Shozu was unable to follow through on its plans for a new distillery and in the end it was Shinjiro Torii (Suntory) that benefited from Taketsuru's experience first, using it to found the Yamazaki distillery. In 1960, Kijiro Iwai's son-in-law, then director of the Hombo company, decided to take up the challenge. Drawing on the experience of his father-in-law and Taketsuru's notes, he began distilling a robust, smoky malt at one of his wine and brandy production units in Yamanashi. Quite unsuited to the tastes of Japanese consumers at the time who were accustomed to more subtle flavours, it was a commercial failure. In 1978, however, he made a second attempt at the Kagoshima site, before finally deciding to open Mars-Shinshu in 1985. Caught up in the upheaval of a crisis in whisky consumption in Japan, the distillery ceased production in 1992. In 2011, following major restoration work, Mars-Shinshu then opened once again, this time for the long run.
